arrestable


ar·rest

A0436600 (ə-rĕst′)v. ar·rest·ed, ar·rest·ing, ar·rests v.tr.1. To stop; check: a brake that automatically arrests motion; arrested the growth of the tumor.2. To seize and hold under the authority of law.3. 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.1. a. The act of detaining in legal custody: the arrest of a criminal suspect.b. The state of being so detained: a suspect under arrest.2. A device for stopping motion, especially of a moving part.3. 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.

arrestable

(əˈrɛstəbəl) adj1. liable to be arrested2. (Law) (of an offence) such that an offender may be arrested without a warrant
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