under (an) arrest: under legal restraint, in the hands of the law, arrested.
| 单词 | θ175286 |
| 释义 | society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > under arrest [phrase] (6) under (an) arrestc1386 under (an) arrest: under legal restraint, in the hands of the law, arrested. on the peg1888 slang (originally and chiefly Military). on the peg: on a charge, under arrest; (more generally) in trouble with authority. Cf. peg, v. 15. Now rare. Subcategories:— caught red-handed (1) — cry for help to arrest thief (2) — in custody (1) |
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