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arrest [əˈrɛst] vb (tr) 1. (Law) to deprive (a person) of liberty by taking him into custody, esp under lawful authority 2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to seize (a ship) under lawful authority 3. (Medicine) to slow or stop the development or progress of (a disease, growth, etc.) 4. to catch and hold (one's attention, sight, etc.) (Law) arrest judgment Law to stay proceedings after a verdict, on the grounds of error or possible error can't get arrested Informal (of a performer) is unrecognized and unsuccessful he can't get arrested here but is a megastar in the States n
1. (Law) the act of taking a person into custody, esp under lawful authority 2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the act of seizing and holding a ship under lawful authority 3. (Law) the state of being held, esp under lawful authority under arrest 4. Also called arrestation [ˌærɛsˈteɪʃən] the slowing or stopping of the development or progress of something 5. the stopping or sudden cessation of motion of something a cardiac arrest [from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin arrestāre (unattested), from Latin ad at, to + restāre to stand firm, stop] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 Seven people were arrested for minor offences. capture free, release, let go, set free noun 1. capture, bust (informal), detention, seizure, apprehension information leading to the arrest of the bombers capture freeing, release 2. stoppage, halt, suppression, obstruction, inhibition, blockage, hindrance a cardiac arrest stoppage promotion, encouragement, acceleration, quickening, precipitation Translations arrest [əˈrest] A. N [of person] → detención f; [of goods] → secuestro m to make an arrest → hacer una detención to be under arrest → estar detenido you're under arrest → queda usted detenido to put or place sb under arrest → detener or arrestar a algn arrest [əˈrɛst] vt [police] [+ suspect, criminal] → arrêter The police have arrested 5 people → La police a arrêté cinq personnes. (= stop) [drugs] [+ disease] → enrayer n → arrestation f to be under arrest → être en état d'arrestation You're under arrest! → Vous êtes en état d'arrestation! to make an arrest → procéder à une arrestation Several arrests have already been made → Plusieurs arrestations ont déjà été opérées. to place sb under arrest → mettre qn en état d'arrestation arrest vt (= apprehend) → festnehmen; (with warrant) → verhaften; (fig) attention → erregen, erheischen (liter); I am arresting you → ich muss Sie festnehmen/verhaften n (of suspect) → Festnahme f; (with warrant) → Verhaftung f; (of ship) → Aufbringen nt; to be under arrest → festgenommen/verhaftet sein; you are under arrest → Sie sind festgenommen/verhaftet; to put or place somebody under arrest → jdn festnehmen/verhaften; to make an arrest → eine Person festnehmen/verhaften; they hope to make an arrest soon → man hofft, dass es bald zu einer Festnahme/Verhaftung kommt arrest [əˈrɛst] 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 진행을 막다 (su)stabdyti aizkavēt; bremzēt; apturēt menyekat tegenhouden stanse, hindre wstrzymywać parar a opri задерживать zastaviť zaustaviti zaustaviti hejda, hämma หยุดชะงัก durdurmak 停止 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 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 pysähdys arrêt עָצִירָה अवरोध zastoj leállás (szívműködésé) berhenti stöðvun; (hjarta)bilun arresto 停止 억제 sustojimas aizture; apturēšana jantung berhenti stilstand stans, stopp wstrzymanie (akcji) paragem oprire, stop остановка zastavenie ustavitev prestanak stopp, avbrott, stillestånd การชะงัก durma, kalp durması 停止 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 체포되어 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 arrest → اعتقال, يَقْبِض على zatčení, zatknout arrestation, arrestere verhaften, Verhaftung συλλαμβάνω, σύλληψη arrestar, arresto pidättää, pidätys arrestation, arrêter uhićenje, uhititi arrestare, arresto 逮捕, 逮捕する 체포, 체포하다 arresteren, stilstand arrestasjon, arrestere aresztowanie, zaaresztować apreensão, prender задержание, задерживать gripa, gripande การจับกุม, จับกุม tutuklama, tutuklamak bắt giữ, sự bắt giữ 逮捕 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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