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was arrested vs got arrested

Both 'was arrested' and 'got arrested' are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They can be used interchangeably to convey the same meaning.

Last updated: March 29, 2024 • 3034 views

was arrested

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is the passive voice construction of the verb 'arrest.' It is used to indicate that someone was taken into custody by the authorities.

Examples:

He was arrested for shoplifting.
She was arrested on suspicion of fraud.

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Prescott was arrested last night in a Staten Island supermarket.
On leaving the theater, Pollock was arrested.
He was arrested January 1975 for molestation.
But he was arrested despite his innocence.
It says Jeanette was arrested for murder.
Marie was arrested two days ago.
Melanie Peterson was arrested for underage drinking last week.
Elana March was arrested last month.
Officer Paula Reyes was arrested this morning...
He was arrested for providing information on the Kimberley Process.
He was arrested three years ago on a dui.
He was arrested in 1959 by the British for a bombing that killed seven civilians.
October 9, 1949 Rikio Ishikawa was arrested.
A repeat offender, Xiao Wu was arrested.
A sailor was arrested at the boarding house for doing that.
The suspect was arrested at the crime scene.
Cole had a seizure and was arrested, and Amy...
A man named Arthur Ford was arrested for assaulting Patrick.
My mother was arrested because of you.
Daddy Albert was arrested in Philadelphia.

Alternatives:

was taken into custody
was apprehended

got arrested

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is the colloquial or informal way of saying that someone was arrested. It is often used in spoken English.

Examples:

He got arrested for speeding.
She got arrested for disorderly conduct.

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Bobby got arrested for shooting Harris Ryland.
When Fitzgerald got arrested, all of his assets got frozen.
That night that I got arrested, you started to tell me something.
I got arrested after you guys split.
He helped when Fiona got arrested.
Millie got arrested for drunk driving last night.
Also, Mom got arrested for murder.
Earlier today at an apartment in Fuchu a businessman stabbed his wife to death and got arrested.
You have to understand why Corrigan got arrested.
Ray, one of us got arrested.
That's what you said when Dad got arrested.
I thought you should know your sister, Janice, got arrested.
It literally is indecent, which is why he got arrested.
I was there when Porter got arrested.
When Paddy got arrested, I started poking through all these files.
Thing is, she got arrested for four unpaid parking tickets.
Coach got arrested for exposing himself at the park.
One of my friends just got arrested.
Aiko got arrested, you know.
That's when I got arrested.

Alternatives:

was arrested
was taken into custody

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