Definitions For Arrest

noun

• The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
• The state of inactivity following an interruption
• The act of legally taking and keeping someone (such as a criminal) : the act of arresting someone
• An occurrence in which a part of the body suddenly stops working

verb

• Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
• Take into custody
• Attract and fix
• Cause to stop
• To use the power of the law to take and keep (someone, such as a criminal)
• To stop the progress or movement of (something)
• To attract and hold the attention of (someone or something)