ar·rest ( -r st )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 *arrest  re : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin restre, to stand still (re-, re- + stre, to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots).]ar·rest a·ble adj.ar·rest er, ar·restor n.ar·rest ment n. |
arrestment [əˈrɛstmənt]
n
(Law) Scots Law the seizure of money or property to prevent a debtor paying one creditor in advance of another
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