Arrest

Definition:

  • (v. t.) To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
  • (v. t.) To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
  • (v. t.) To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
  • (v. t.) To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.
  • (v. i.) To tarry; to rest.
  • (v. t.) The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
  • (v. t.) The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
  • (v. t.) Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
  • (v. t.) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails.

Compare arrest with other words:

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arrest vs. free

arrest vs. arrestee

arrest vs. booking

arrest vs. tense

arrest vs. loose

arrest vs. detain

arrest vs. release

arrest vs. roust

arrest vs. blotter

arrest vs. capacity

arrest vs. pinch

arrest vs. raid

arrest vs. cop

arrest vs. bail

arrest vs. arresting

arrest vs. arrestment

arrest vs. arrester

arrest vs. catch

arrest vs. custody

arrest vs. legal

arrest vs. law

arrest vs. seize

arrest vs. remain

arrest vs. stay

arrest vs. motion

arrest vs. confinement

arrest vs. standstill

arrest vs. stop

arrest vs. check

arrest vs. stasis

arrest vs. attach

arrest vs. prior

acupressure vs. arrest

arrest vs. obstruction

arrest vs. nab

apprehension vs. arrest

apprehend vs. arrest

arrest vs. grab

arrest vs. rescue

arrest vs. producer

arrest vs. nick

arrest vs. capture

arrest vs. collar

arrest vs. bust

arrest vs. hyphen

arrest vs. detention