arrestada

Arrestada is the feminine past participle of the Spanish verb arrestar and is used as an adjective meaning detained or taken into custody by authorities. It can also function as a noun phrase referring to a person who has been arrested, especially in legal or journalistic contexts. The masculine form is arrestado, and the plural forms are arrestados (masculine) and arrestadas (feminine).

In legal and everyday usage, arrestada indicates a status rather than guilt. An arrest is a preliminary action by authorities that can lead to charges, arraignment, detention, or release. Being arrested does not imply a conviction; the individual may be processed through a judicial procedure that determines responsibility.

Usage in media often uses la arrestada to describe a female detainee, sometimes with identifying information such as age or alleged crime. In different Spanish-speaking countries, terms such as detenida or arrestada are used with similar meaning, but there are local nuances rooted in law and journalistic practice.

Related terms include arresto (the act of arrest) and arrestar (to arrest). Detención and custodia describe detention; arresto and detención can be distinct steps within the process. The feminine form la arrestada is common in Spanish-language reporting and legal texts to identify the person under arrest.