[ar.rest] vt [ME aresten, fr. MF arester to rest, arrest, fr. (assumed) VL arrestare, fr. L ad- + restare to remain--more at rest] (14c) 1 a: to bring to a stop "sickness ~ed his activities" b: check, slow c: to make inactive "an ~ed tumor"
2: seize, capture; specif: to take or keep in custody by authority of law
3: to catch suddenly and engagingly -- ar.rest.er or ar.res.tor n -- ar.rest.ment n
[2]arrest n (14c) 1 a: the act of stopping b: the condition of being stopped or inactive
2: the taking or detaining in custody by authority of law -- under arrest : in legal custody