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ar·rest    Audio Help   [uh-rest] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
2.to catch and hold; attract and fix; engage: The loud noise arrested our attention.
3.to check the course of; stop; slow down: to arrest progress.
4.Medicine/Medical. to control or stop the active progress of (a disease): The new drug did not arrest the cancer.
–noun
5.the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
6.any seizure or taking by force.
7.an act of stopping or the state of being stopped: the arrest of tooth decay.
8.Machinery. any device for stopping machinery; stop.
9.under arrest, in custody of the police or other legal authorities: They placed the suspect under arrest at the scene of the crime.

[Origin: 1275–1325; (v.) ME aresten < AF, MF arester, < VL *arrestāre to stop (see ar-, rest2); (n.) ME arest(e) < AF, OF, n. deriv. of v.]

ar·rest·a·ble, adjective
ar·rest·ment, noun

1. apprehend. 2. secure, rivet, occupy. 3. stay. See stop. 5. detention, apprehension, imprisonment. 7. stoppage, halt, stay, check.
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ar·rest    Audio Help   (ə-rěst')  Pronunciation Key 
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. The act of detaining in legal custody: the arrest of a criminal suspect.
    2. The state of being so detained: a criminal under arrest.
  1. A device for stopping motion, especially of a moving part.
  2. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped.


[Middle English aresten, from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin *arrestāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin restāre, to stand still (re-, re- + stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots).]

ar·rest'a·ble adj., ar·rest'er, ar·res'tor n., ar·rest'ment n.
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arrest  (v.)
"to cause to stop," 1375, from O.Fr. arester "to stay, stop," from V.L. *arrestare, from L. ad- "to" + restare "to stop, remain behind, stay back," from re- "back" + stare "to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Meaning "detain legally" is first recorded 1375. Fig. sense of "to catch and hold (the attention, etc.)" is from 1814; arresting in this sense is from 1792.

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arrest

noun
1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: apprehension
2. 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" 

verb
1. take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: collar
2. 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" [syn: check
3. attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" [syn: catch
4. cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses" [syn: halt

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arrest1 [əˈrest] verb
to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law
Example: The police arrested the thief.
Arabic: يَعْتَقِل، يَقْبِض عَلى، يوقِف
Chinese (Simplified): 逮捕
Chinese (Traditional): 逮捕
Czech: zatknout
Danish: arrestere; anholde
Dutch: arresteren
Estonian: vahistama
Finnish: pidättää
French: arrêter
German: verhaften
Greek: συλλαμβάνω
Hungarian: letartóztat
Icelandic: handtaka
Indonesian: menangkap
Italian: arrestare
Japanese: 逮捕する
Korean: 체포하다
Latvian: arestēt
Lithuanian: areštuoti
Norwegian: arrestere, fengsle
Polish: aresztować
Portuguese (Brazil): prender
Portuguese (Portugal): prender
Romanian: a aresta
Russian: арестовывать
Slovak: zatknúť
Slovenian: prijeti
Spanish: detener, arrestar, capturar
Swedish: gripa, anhålla, arrestera
Turkish: tutuklamak
arrest2 [əˈrest] verb
to stop
Example: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.
Arabic: يوقِف
Chinese (Simplified): 抑制
Chinese (Traditional): 抑制
Czech: zastavit
Danish: standse; bremse
Dutch: tegenhouden
Estonian: peatama
Finnish: pysäyttää
French: arrêter
German: hemmen
Greek: σταματώ
Hungarian: feltartóztat
Icelandic: stöðva
Indonesian: menghentikan
Italian: fermare
Japanese: はばむ
Korean: 저지하다
Latvian: aizkavēt; bremzēt; apturēt
Lithuanian: (su)stabdyti
Norwegian: stanse, hindre
Polish: wstrzymywać
Portuguese (Brazil): deter
Portuguese (Portugal): parar
Romanian: a opri
Russian: задерживать
Slovak: zastaviť
Slovenian: zaustaviti
Spanish: detener, parar
Swedish: hejda, hämma
Turkish: durdurmak
arrest1 [əˈrest] noun
the act of arresting; being arrested
Example: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.
Arabic: إعْتِقال، إلْقاء القَبْض، تَوقيف
Chinese (Simplified): 逮捕
Chinese (Traditional): 逮捕
Czech: zatčení
Danish: arrestation; anholdelse
Dutch: aanhouding
Estonian: vahistus
Finnish: pidätys
French: arrestation
German: die Verhaftung
Greek: σύλληψη
Hungarian: letartóztatás
Icelandic: handtaka
Indonesian: penangkapan
Italian: arresto
Japanese: 逮捕
Korean: 검거, 체포
Latvian: arests
Lithuanian: areštas
Norwegian: arrestasjon, fengsling
Polish: aresztowanie
Portuguese (Brazil): detenção
Portuguese (Portugal): prisão
Romanian: arestare
Russian: арест
Slovak: zatknutie
Slovenian: aretacija
Spanish: detención, arresto, captura
Swedish: gripande, arrestering
Turkish: tutuklama
arrest2 [əˈrest] noun
a stopping of action
Example: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.
Arabic: تَوقيف، تَوَقُّف، نَوبَه
Chinese (Simplified): 阻止
Chinese (Traditional): 阻止
Czech: zastavení, zástava (srdce)
Danish: -stop
Dutch: stilstand
Estonian: seiskumine
Finnish: pysähtyminen
French: arrêt
German: der Stillstand
Greek: ανακοπή, σταμάτημα
Hungarian: leállás (szívműködésé)
Icelandic: stöðvun; (hjarta)bilun
Indonesian: berhenti
Italian: arresto
Japanese: 停止
Korean: 정지
Latvian: aizture; apturēšana
Lithuanian: sustojimas
Norwegian: stans, stopp
Polish: wstrzymanie (akcji)
Portuguese (Brazil): parada
Portuguese (Portugal): paragem
Romanian: oprire, stop
Russian: остановка
Slovak: zastavenie
Slovenian: ustavitev
Spanish: paro
Swedish: stopp, avbrott, stillestånd
Turkish: durma, kalp durması
See also: under arrest

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Arrest

Ar*rest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrested; p. pr. & vb. n. Arresting.] [OE. aresten, OF. arester, F. arr[^e]ter, fr. LL. arrestare; L. ad + restare to remain, stop; re + stare to stand. See Rest remainder.]

1. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.

Nor could her virtues the relentless hand Of Death arrest. --Philips.

2. (Law) To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.

Note: After this word Shakespeare uses of ("I arrest thee of high treason") or on; the modern usage is for.

3. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention. --Buckminster.

4. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate. [Obs.]

We may arrest our thoughts upon the divine mercies. --Jer. Taylor.

Syn: To obstruct; delay; detain; check; hinder; stop; apprehend; seize; lay hold of.
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Arrest

Ar*rest"\, v. i. To tarry; to rest. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Arrest

Ar*rest"\, n. [OE. arest, arrest, OF. arest, F. arr[^e]t, fr. arester. See Arrest, v. t., Arr?t.]

1. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.

As the arrest of the air showeth. --Bacon.

2. (Law) The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.

William . . . ordered him to be put under arrest. --Macaulay.

[Our brother Norway] sends out arrests On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys. --Shak.

Note: An arrest may be made by seizing or touching the body; but it is sufficient in the party be within the power of the officer and submit to the arrest. In Admiralty law, and in old English practice, the term is applied to the seizure of property.

3. Any seizure by power, physical or moral.

The sad stories of fire from heaven, the burning of his sheep, etc., . . . were sad arrests to his troubled spirit. --Jer. Taylor.

4. (Far.) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails. --White.

Arrest of judgment (Law), the staying or stopping of a judgment, after verdict, for legal cause. The motion for this purpose is called a motion in arrest of judgment.
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