areszt
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian arresto or arrestare ('to arrest'), from French arrêt, from Latin restare ('to leave').[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.rɛʂt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -arɛʂt
- Syllabification: a‧reszt
Noun
areszt m inan
- (law) arrest (an act or instance of an arrest)
- (law) sequestration (an act or instance of an arrest)
- Synonyms: sekwestr, sekwestracja
- holding cell (place where the arrest is carried out)
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References
- 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’”
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