An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the purported investigation or prevention of crime and presenting (the arrestee) to a procedure as part of the criminal justice system. The term is Anglo-Norman in origin and is related to the French word arrêt, meaning "stop". The word 'arrest' when used in its ordinary and natural sense, means the apprehension of a person or the deprivation of a person's liberty.
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Bitcoin theft victim sues AT&T for $224M after SIM-swap bungle
The victim of a debilitating cryptocurrency hack is now suing AT&T for $224M, citing gross negligence that led to having ...
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Bitcoin ransomers arrested for kidnapping in South Africa
Police in Mpumalanga, South Africa, have arrested two suspects who demanded a Bitcoin ransom following the kidnapping of ...
