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Old January 16th 04, 11:16 PM
Steven P. McNicoll
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"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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Not really.


Yes, really.



You're word-chopping.


What's "word-chopping"?



I can detain a burgler until the cops arrive.


We're talking about military cops doing the detaining.

What's a "burgler"?



That's not an arrest as it is understood in law
enforcement.


See definition two:


ar·rest Pronunciation Key (-rst)
v. ar·rest·ed, ar·rest·ing, ar·rests
v. tr.
1.. To stop; check: a brake that automatically arrests motion; arrested
the growth of the tumor.
2.. To seize and hold under the authority of law.
3.. To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.