arrestato

arrested person

noun ar-reh-STAH-toh Rare

Also means

detainee

Usage Note

Arrestato functions as a noun (the arrested person, the detainee) derived from the past participle of arrestare. The feminine form is arrestata. In legal reporting it often appears in headlines: tre arrestati ('three people arrested'). Do not confuse with fermato, which refers to a person held for questioning but not formally charged.

Examples

"L'arrestato è stato portato in questura."

Natural Translation

The arrested person was taken to the police station.

Literal Translation

The-arrested-person is been taken to police-station.

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