areszt

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian arresto or arrestare ('to arrest'), from French arrêt, from Latin restare ('to leave').[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.rɛʂt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -arɛʂt
  • Syllabification: a‧reszt

Noun

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areszt m inan

  1. (law) arrest (an act or instance of an arrest)
  2. (law) sequestration (an act or instance of an arrest)
    Synonyms: sekwestr, sekwestracja
  3. holding cell (place where the arrest is carried out)

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective
nouns
verbs

Descendants

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  • Belarusian: арышт (aryšt)
  • Ukrainian: арешт (arešt)

References

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  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “areszt”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish):włos. 'arresto', 'arrestare' ‘zatrzymywać, więzić (za wyrokiem)’, franc. 'arrêt', ostatecznie od łac. 'restare', ‘pozostawać’

Further reading

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  • areszt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • areszt in Polish dictionaries at PWN