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ar⋅rest
[uh-rest] 
–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
—Idiom| 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-, rest 2 ); (n.) ME arest(e) < AF, OF, n. deriv. of v.
1275–1325; (v.) ME aresten < AF, MF arester, < VL *arrestāre to stop (see ar-, rest 2 ); (n.) ME arest(e) < AF, OF, n. deriv. of v.
Related forms:
ar⋅rest⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ar⋅rest⋅ment, noun
Synonyms:
1. apprehend. 2. secure, rivet, occupy. 3. stay. See stop. 5. detention, apprehension, imprisonment. 7. stoppage, halt, stay, check.
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 (ə-rěst') v. ar·rest·ed, ar·rest·ing, ar·rests v. tr.
To undergo cardiac arrest: The patient arrested en route to the hospital. n.
[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
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.Arrest
Ar*rest"\, v. i. To tarry; to rest. [Obs.] --Spenser.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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Language Translation for : arrest
Spanish:
detener, arrestar, capturar,
German:
verhaften,
Japanese:
逮捕する
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: 1ar·rest
Pronunciation: &-'rest
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French arest, from arester to stop, seize, arrest, ultimately from Latin ad to, at + restare to stay
: the restraining and seizure of a person whether or not by physical force by someone acting under authority (as a police officer) in connection with a crime in such a manner that it is reasonable under the circumstances for the person to believe that he or she is not free to leave —see also MIRANDA WARNINGS probable cause at CAUSE 2, WARRANT —compare STOP
cit·i·zen's arrest
: an arrest made not by a law officer but by any citizen who derives the authority to arrest from the fact of being a citizen
NOTE: Under common law, a citizen may make an arrest for any felony actually committed, or for a breach of the peace committed in his or her presence.
civil arrest
: the arrest and detention of a defendant in a civil suit until he or she posts bail or pays the judgment —see also CAPIAS AD RESPONDENDUM
NOTE: Civil arrest is restricted or prohibited in most states.
custodial arrest
: an arrest of a person accompanied by or followed by taking the person into custody
false arrest
: an arrest made without legal authority called also unlawful arrest
NOTE: If a person is taken into custody, no matter how briefly, a false arrest is also false imprisonment.
pre·text arrest
/'prE-"tekst-/
: the arrest of a person for a minor crime (as a traffic violation) for the real purpose of getting an opportunity to investigate (as through a search) the person's possible involvement in a more serious crime for which there are no lawful grounds to make an arrest called also pretextual arrest
unlawful arrest
: FALSE ARREST in this entry—under arrest : in the condition of being restrained under legal authority
Main Entry: 2arrest
Function: transitive verb
: to place under arrest —ar·rest·er also ar·res·tor noun
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Main Entry: 1ar·rest
Pronunciation: &-'rest
Function: transitive verb
: to bring to a standstill or state of inactivity<arrested tuberculosis> <arrested labor>intransitive verb : to undergo cardiac arrest
Main Entry: 2arrest
Function: noun
: the condition of being stopped
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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arrest ar·rest (ə-rěst')
v. ar·rest·ed, ar·rest·ing, ar·rests
- To stop; check.
- To undergo cardiac arrest.
- An interference with or a checking of the regular course of a disease or symptom, a stoppage.
- Interference with the performance of a function.
- The inhibition of a developmental process, usually the ultimate stage of development.
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arrest
see under arrest.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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