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arrestar

Translation

v.
to arrest
to imprison
Le arrestaron por homicidio frustrado
He was imprison for attempted murder
to apprehend form
to cop uk inform
Le arrestaron por conducir sin carné
He was copped for driving without a licence
(Definition of arrestar v. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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