ar·rest
əˈrest/
verb
verb: arrest; 3rd person present: arrests; past tense: arrested; past participle: arrested; gerund or present participle: arresting
1.
seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody.
"the police arrested him for possession of marijuana"
synonyms: apprehend, take into custody, take prisoner, imprison, incarcerate, detain, jail, put in jail; More
informal: pick up, pull in, run in, pinch, bust, nab, collar
"police arrested him for murder"
antonyms: release
2.
stop or check (progress or a process).
"the spread of the disease can be arrested"
synonyms: stop, halt, check, block, hinder, restrict, limit, inhibit, impede, curb; More
prevent, obstruct;
literarystay
"the spread of the disease can be arrested"
suffer a heart attack.
"they were trying to resuscitate a patient who had arrested"
3.
attract the attention of (someone).
"his attention was arrested by a strange sound"
synonyms: attract, capture, catch, hold, engage; More
absorb, occupy, engross
"she tried to arrest his attention"
noun
noun: arrest; plural noun: arrests
1.
the action of seizing someone to take into custody.
"I have a warrant for your arrest"
synonyms: detention, apprehension, seizure, capture, takedown
"a warrant for your arrest"
2.
a stoppage or sudden cessation of motion.
"a respiratory arrest"
synonyms: stoppage, halt, interruption
"a cardiac arrest"
Origin
late Middle English: from Old French arester, based on Latin ad- ‘at, to’ + restare ‘remain, stop.’
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Monday, August 01, 2016
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