arrestment
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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No passage Spainward from the Thames; well if arrestment do not suddenly come from the Thames!
From Life of John Sterling by Carlyle, Thomas
The swifter fly the Sections, energetically demanding him back; demanding not arrestment of Popular Magistrates, but of a traitorous Twenty-two.
From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas
After my first arrestment of surprise, I had gone aside a little, yet not so far but I could observe him, and the low oaken door at which he knocked.
From Idonia: A Romance of Old London by Wallis, Arthur F.
My arrestment, no doubt, has arisen from the imputation against me of some heavy crime.
From The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)
However, I was convinced that it could only be suspicions, founded on Aurelia's extraordinary conduct, which had led to my arrestment.
From The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)
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