I. ə-ˈrest 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 -ˈres-tər noun
• ar·rest·ment -ˈres(t)-mənt noun
II. noun
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : the act of stopping
b. : the condition of being stopped or inactive — compare cardiac arrest
2. : the taking or detaining in custody by authority of law
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- under arrest