arrest

ar·rest   (ə-rěst')    v.   ar·rest·ed, ar·rest·ing, ar·rests v.   tr. To stop; check: a brake that automatically arrests motion; arrested the growth of the tumor. To seize and hold under the authority of law. 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.   The act of detaining in legal custody: the arrest of a criminal suspect. The state of being so detained: a criminal under arrest. A device for stopping motion, especially of a moving part. 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.

arrest  (v.)

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

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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.

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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.

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custodial arrest
: an arrest of a person accompanied by or followed by taking the person into custody

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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.

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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

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unlawful arrest
: FALSE ARREST in this entry—under arrest : in the condition of being restrained under legal authority

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 arrested whilebeing transported to surgery —Wayne Fields> —ar·rest·ment noun

arrest ar·rest (ə-rěst')
v. ar·rest·ed, ar·rest·ing, ar·rests

1. To stop; check.

2. To undergo cardiac arrest.

n.

1. An interference with or a checking of the regular course of a disease or symptom, a stoppage.

2. Interference with the performance of a function.

3. The inhibition of a developmental process, usually the ultimate stage of development.

arrest

see under arrest.