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How to say to be arrested
in Thai
ถูกจับ
tùuk-jàp
to be arrested
tùuk lowjàp low
ถูก marks the passive in news and formal Thai; speech often uses โดนจับ.
- Part of speech
- verb
In a sentence
- ถูกจับที่สนามบินtùuk-jàp tîi sà-nǎam-binArrested at the airport.
From the same situation: Law, safety, scams
- ผิดกฎหมายillegal
- ถูกกฎหมายlegal
- อนุญาตto permit, allow
- สิทธิ์right(s), entitlement
- โทษpenalty, punishment
- ลงโทษto punish
- ข้อหาcharge, accusation
- ผู้ต้องหาsuspect, the accused
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