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ar·rest  (-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.

v.intr.

To undergo cardiac arrest: The patient arrested en route to the hospital.

n.

1.

a. The act of detaining in legal custody: the arrest of a criminal suspect.

b. The state of being so detained: a criminal under arrest.

2. A device for stopping motion, especially of a moving part.

3. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped.

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[Middle English aresten, from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin *arrestre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin restre, to stand still (re-, re- + stre, to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots).]

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ar·resta·ble adj.

ar·rester, ar·restor n.

ar·restment n.

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arrest

Verb

1. to take (a person) into custody

2. to slow or stop the development of

3. to catch and hold (one's attention)

Noun

1. the act of taking a person into custody

2. under arrest being held in custody by the police

3. the slowing or stopping of something: a cardiac arrest [Latin ad at, to + restare to stand firm, stop]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	arrest - the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" taking into custody, apprehension, pinch, collar, catch capture, gaining control, seizure - the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
	2.	arrest - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat" halt, stoppage, hitch, stay, stop, check inaction, inactiveness, inactivity - the state of being inactive countercheck - a check that restrains another check logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam"
Verb	1.	arrest - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" collar, cop, nab, nail, apprehend, pick up clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
	2.	arrest - hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" hold back, turn back, contain, stop, check cut down, cut out - intercept (a player) defend - be on the defensive; act against an attack
	3.	arrest - attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" catch, get attract, pull in, draw in, pull, draw - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
	4.	arrest - cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses" halt, hold stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

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arrest

verb 1. capture, catch, lift (slang) nick (slang), chiefly Brit. seize, run in (slang) nail (informal) bust (informal) collar (informal) take, detain, pinch (informal) nab (informal) apprehend, take prisoner, take into custody, lay hold of << OPPOSITE release

verb 2. stop, end, hold, limit, check, block, slow, delay, halt, stall, stay, interrupt, suppress, restrain, hamper, inhibit, hinder, obstruct, retard, impede << OPPOSITE speed up

verb 3. fascinate, hold, involve, catch, occupy, engage, grip, absorb, entrance, intrigue, rivet, enthral, mesmerize, engross, spellbind

noun 4. capture, bust (informal) detention, seizure, apprehension << OPPOSITE release

noun 5. stoppage, halt, suppression, obstruction, inhibition, blockage, hindrance << OPPOSITE acceleration

Translations

arrest [əˈrɛst] vt → detener [+ sb's attention]; llamar

n → detención f;

under arrest → detenido

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arrest [əˈrɛst] vt → arrêter [+ sb's attention]; retenir, attirer

n → arrestation f;

under arrest → en état d'arrestation

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arrest [əˈrɛst] vt (person) → verhaften;

(sb's attention) → erregen

n → Verhaftung f;

under arrest → verhaftet

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arrest [əˈrɛst] vt → arrestare [+ sb's attention]; attirare

n → arresto;

under arrest → in arresto

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arrest

v arrest [əˈrest]

1 to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law The police arrested the thief. arresteer يَعْتَقِل، يَقْبِض عَلى، يوقِف задържам zatknout arrestere; anholde verhaften συλλαμβάνω detener, arrestar, capturar vahistama بازداشت کردن؛ توقیف کردن pidättää arrêter לַעֲצוֹר गिरफ्तार करना uhititi letartóztat menangkap handtaka arrestare 逮捕する 체포하다 areštuoti arestēt tangkap arresteren arrestere, fengsle aresztować prender a aresta арестовывать zatknúť prijeti hapsiti gripa, anhålla, arrestera จับกุม tutuklamak 逮捕 арештувати گر فتار کرنا ، حراست میں لینا bắt giữ 逮捕

2 to stop Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry. strem, staak يوقِف спирам zastavit standse; bremse hemmen σταματώ detener, parar peatama متوقف کردن؛ باز داشتن pysäyttää arrêter לַעֲצוֹר रोकना zaustaviti feltartóztat menghentikan stöðva fermare はばむ 저지하다 (su)stabdyti aizkavēt; bremzēt; apturēt menyekat tegenhouden stanse, hindre wstrzymywać parar a opri задерживать zastaviť zaustaviti zaustaviti hejda, hämma หยุดชะงัก durdurmak 抑制 затримувати, гальмувати روکنا ، رکاوٹ ڈالنا ngăn lại 抑制

n

1 the act of arresting; being arrested The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest. arrestasie إعْتِقال، إلْقاء القَبْض، تَوقيف арестувам zatčení arrestation; anholdelse die Verhaftung σύλληψη detención, arresto, captura vahistus بازداشت؛ توقیف pidätys arrestation מַעֲצָר गिरफ्तारी uhićenje letartóztatás penangkapan handtaka arresto 逮捕 검거, 체포 areštas arests ditahan aanhouding arrestasjon, fengsling aresztowanie prisão arestare арест zatknutie aretacija hapšenje gripande, arrestering การจับกุม tutuklama 逮捕 арешт گرفتاری ، حراست sự bắt giữ 逮捕

2 a stopping of action Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure. staking تَوقيف، تَوَقُّف، نَوبَه спирам zastavení, zástava (srdce) -stop der Stillstand ανακοπή, σταμάτημα paro seiskumine ایست؛ وقفه pysähtyminen arrêt עָצִירָה अवरोध zastoj leállás (szívműködésé) berhenti stöðvun; (hjarta)bilun arresto 停止 정지 sustojimas aizture; apturēšana jantung berhenti stilstand stans, stopp wstrzymanie (akcji) paragem oprire, stop остановка zastavenie ustavitev prestanak stopp, avbrott, stillestånd การชะงัก durma, kalp durması 阻止 затримка; припинення, رکاوٹ sự hãm lại 阻止

under arrest

in the position of having been arrested The thief was placed under arrest. in arres مَوقوف، مُعْتَقَل под арест ve vazbě arrresteret; anholdt verhaftet υπό κράτηση detenido, bajo arresto vahi all توقیف؛ بازداشت pidätettynä en état d'arrestation לִהיוֹת בְּמַעֲצָר गिरफ्तारी में u pritvoru őrizetben ditahan, ditangkap handtekinn in arresto, agli arresti 拘留されて 구류중 areštuotas apcietinājumā ditahan gearresteerd i fengsel, arrestert aresztowany, w areszcie sob prisão în arest под арестом vo väzbe aretiran uhapšen i häkte, i arrest ถูกจับกุม tutuklu 被逮捕 під арештом زیر حراست bị bắt giữ 被逮捕