arrested
/əˈɹɛstɪd/ adjective B1- Having been stopped or prevented from developing; terminated prematurely.
- Having been placed under arrest, or having been charged with a crime.
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At last it arrested her--and she beheld a striking resemblance of Mr.
“They must have lost my track completely after their bludgeon-man was arrested.
Let us have him arrested on his arrival.”
Sherlock Holmes was leaning back in his chair after his whimsical protest, and was unfolding his morning paper in a leisurely fashion, when our attention was arrested by a tremendous ring at the bell, followed immediately by a hollow drumming sound, as if someone were beating on the outer door with his fist.
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