n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' rest
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English aresten, from Anglo-French arester to stop, arrest, from Vulgar Latin *arrestare, from Latin ad- + restare to remain ― more at REST
Date: 14th century
1 a : to bring to a stop <sickness arrest ed his activities> b : CHECK , SLOW c : to make inactive <an arrest ed tumor>
2 : SEIZE , CAPTURE specifically : to take or keep in custody by authority of law
3 : to catch suddenly and engagingly < arrest attention>
– ar · rest · er also ar · res · tor \ - ' res-t ə r \ noun
– ar · rest · ment \ - ' res(t)-m ə nt \ noun