- under arrest
- (Roget's IV)
modif.
Syn. arrested, caught, apprehended, taken into custody, seized, taken in, handcuffed, confined, jailed, imprisoned, detained, shut up, penned up, put in irons, sent to prison, sent to jail, busted*, pinched*, booked*, collared*, nabbed*, sent up the river*.
English dictionary for students. 2013.