No. 8,628 in French
arrestations
Arrestations: Arrests.
In a sentence
Les arrestations ont eu lieu au cours de la manifestation.
The arrests took place during the demonstration.
The word 'arrestations' refers to the act of being detained by law enforcement during a public event.
Chaque semaine, la police publie des statistiques sur les arrestations.
Each week, the police publish statistics on arrests.
In this context, 'arrestations' is used in a general sense to indicate instances of detention happening regularly.
Les arrestations des suspects ont permis de résoudre l'enquête.
The arrests of the suspects allowed the investigation to be resolved.
Here, 'arrestations' is linked to solving a case by detaining specific individuals involved.
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