to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
to catch and hold; attract and fix; engage: The loud noise arrested our attention.
to check the course of; stop; slow down: to arrest progress.
Medicine/Medical. to control or stop the active progress of (a disease): The new drug did not arrest the cancer.
noun
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
any seizure or taking by force.
an act of stopping or the state of being stopped: the arrest of tooth decay.
Machinery. any device for stopping machinery; stop.
Idioms for arrest
under arrest, in custody of the police or other legal authorities: They placed the suspect under arrest at the scene of the crime.
Origin of arrest
1275–1325; (v.) Middle English aresten<Anglo-French, Middle French arester,<Vulgar Latin *arrestāre to stop (see ar-, rest2); (noun) Middle English arest(e) <Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of v.
SYNONYMS FOR arrest
1 apprehend.
2 secure, rivet, occupy.
3 stay.
5 detention, apprehension, imprisonment.
7 stoppage, halt, stay, check.
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synonym study for arrest
3. See stop.
OTHER WORDS FROM arrest
ar·rest·a·ble,adjectivear·rest·ment,nounpost·ar·rest,adjectivepre·ar·rest,verb (used with object)
pre·ar·rest·ment,nounre·ar·rest,verb (used with object),nounun·ar·rest·a·ble,adjectiveun·ar·rest·ed,adjective
Between yesterday morning, when news broke of the arrest, and at market close today, the shares of Next Digital—which owns Apple Daily and other publications—soared more than 1,100%, pushing the stock to a seven-year high.
Hong Kongers drove a stock up 1,100% to protest a news mogul’s arrest|Mary Hui|August 11, 2020|Quartz
With mainstream politicians in Kashmir remaining under arrest or barred from political activity, extremist groups have little competition in recruiting local youth — even if they’re untrained and unlikely to survive for long.
Is Kashmir’s Militancy Dead?|Charu Kasturi|August 6, 2020|Ozy
Sullivan has by then moved in to help and he seeks to complete the arrest of the first man.
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop|Michael Daly|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Those with a slightly sleazier bent have dredged up reports of his weight gain, substance abuse, and arrest.
D’Angelo’s ‘Black Messiah’ Was Worth Waiting 15 Years For|James Joiner|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Still images of each will be released today and a reward will be posted for information leading to their arrest.
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop|Michael Daly|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Chan still felt that a line had been crossed and he went to arrest the man.
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop|Michael Daly|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He went so far as to throw an “Activation Party” in their honor just weeks before his September arrest.
The Father Who Made His Kids Have Sex With a Dog|John L. Smith|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the end of a quarter of an hour of arrest, which had nothing disagreeable in it, he was simply asked to leave.
The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Constant
I can arrest him on suspicion, and won't let him go until I get at the truth.
The Opal Serpent|Fergus Hume
But for the first few days after Dalaber's arrest and imprisonment the excitement was too keen to admit of any mediation.
For the Faith|Evelyn Everett-Green
Only by the arrest or reversal of selection can a race degenerate—apart from the racial poisons.
Parenthood and Race Culture|Caleb Williams Saleeby
But if she remains here I fear that nothing can save her from the horror of an arrest, even if afterwards we are able to save her.
The Yellow Crayon|E. Phillips Oppenheim
British Dictionary definitions for arrest
arrest
/ (əˈrɛst) /
verb(tr)
to deprive (a person) of liberty by taking him into custody, esp under lawful authority
to seize (a ship) under lawful authority
to slow or stop the development or progress of (a disease, growth, etc)
to catch and hold (one's attention, sight, etc)
arrest judgmentlawto stay proceedings after a verdict, on the grounds of error or possible error
can't get arrestedinformal(of a performer) is unrecognized and unsuccessfulhe can't get arrested here but is a megastar in the States
noun
the act of taking a person into custody, esp under lawful authority
the act of seizing and holding a ship under lawful authority
the state of being held, esp under lawful authorityunder arrest
Also called: arrestation (ˌærɛsˈteɪʃən) the slowing or stopping of the development or progress of something
the stopping or sudden cessation of motion of somethinga cardiac arrest
Word Origin for arrest
C14: from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin arrestāre (unattested), from Latin ad at, to + restāre to stand firm, stop