arreteerima

Estonian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from German arretieren. With -ma suffix.

Verb

arreteerima (da-infinitive arreteerida) (transitive)

  1. to arrest (to seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody)
    Synonym: vahistama
  2. (technology) to arrest, to lock, to stop (:part of a mechanism)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • arreteerimine

See also

  • arestima

Further reading

  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), arreteerima”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
  • arreteerima in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
  • arreteerima in Sõnaveeb
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