arresting

To stop the motion of (a person or animal).
To stay, remain.
To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.

"The police have arrested a suspect in the murder inquiry."
To catch the attention of.
To undergo cardiac arrest.

Synonyms: attract, dazzle, engage, entice, apprehend, seize, cease, discontinue, freeze, halt

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