arrest
/əˈɹɛst/
/əˈɹɛst/
noun
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A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something.
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The condition of being stopped, standstill.
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The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
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A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
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A device to physically arrest motion.
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The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
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Any seizure by power, physical or otherwise.
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A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse.
verb
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To stop the motion of (a person or animal).
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To stay, remain.
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To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
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To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
"The police have arrested a suspect in the murder inquiry."
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To catch the attention of.
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To undergo cardiac arrest.
Synonyms:
attract, dazzle, engage, entice, apprehend, seize, cease, discontinue, freeze, halt