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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.

[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).]

ar·resta·ble adj.
ar·rester, ar·restor n.
ar·restment n.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.arrestarrest - the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
capture, gaining control, seizure - the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
2.arrestarrest - 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"
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"
Verb1.arrestarrest - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
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.arrestarrest - 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"
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"
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"
stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief"

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
noun 4. capture, bust (informal) detention, seizure, apprehension << OPPOSITE release
Translations
Spanish arrest [əˈrɛst] vtdetener [+ sb's attention]; llamar
ndetención f;
under arrest → detenido

French arrest [əˈrɛst] vtarrêter [+ sb's attention]; retenir, attirer
narrestation f;
under arrest → en état d'arrestation

German arrest [əˈrɛst] vt (person) → verhaften;
(sb's attention) → erregen
nVerhaftung f;
under arrest → verhaftet

Italian arrest [əˈrɛst] vtarrestare [+ sb's attention]; attirare
narresto;
under arrest → in arresto

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The regulations are explicit, and if the Coldwater crosses thirty it devolves upon you to place Lieutenant Turck under arrest and immediately exert every endeavor to bring the ship back into Pan-American waters.
"Edmond Dantes," replied the magistrate, "I arrest you in the name of the law
"I thought so," said he, "and I am sorry to announce that it is my painful duty to arrest you.
 
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