arrest

arrest: I UK [əˈrest] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "arrest":
present tense I/you/we/they arrest he/she/it arrests present participle arresting past tense arrested past participle arrested
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1) if the police arrest someone, they take that person to a police station because they believe he or she has committed a crime. Someone who has been arrested is under arrest, and if they are not allowed to leave, they are in custody

Police raided the store at dawn, arresting six men and seizing hundreds of pirated CDs.
arrest someone for something:
He was arrested for possession of illegal drugs.
arrest someone on charges/suspicion of something:
She has been arrested on suspicion of using a stolen credit card.

2) formal to stop a process from continuing, especially to stop a bad situation from getting worse

A cut in interest rates failed to arrest the decline in prices.

3) formal if something arrests your attention, you notice it

II UK [əˈrest] / US noun [countable/uncountable]
Word forms "arrest":
singular arrest plural arrests
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a situation in which the police arrest someone that they believe has committed a crime

The information led to the arrest of three suspects.

After a third arrest for drunk driving, she lost her licence.

One of the women is suing for wrongful arrest (= having been arrested illegally).
under arrest:
Six men are under arrest in connection with the drug-smuggling operation.
make an arrest:
We hope to make an arrest in the near future.

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See:

cardiac arrest, house arrest

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Synonyms:

Stop, stay, check, interrupt, obstruct, hinder, delay, detain, restrain, hold, withhold, keep back, Stay, staying, stopping, stoppage, check, checking, interruption, delay, detention, restraining, restraint, hindrance, obstruction / Seize, apprehend, take, capture, catch, take up, take into custody, take prisoner, Seizure, apprehension, capture, detention / Catch, secure, fix, engage, engross, occupy, rivet

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arrest — ar·rest 1 /ə rest/ n [Middle French arest, from arester to stop, seize, arrest, ultimately from Latin ad to, at + restare to stay]: the restraining and seizure of a person whether or not by physical force by someone acting under authority (as a… … Law dictionary
arrest — Arrest. s. m. Jugement d une Cour, d une Justice superieure, par lequel une question de fait ou de droit est arrestée. Arrest du Conseil. arrest du Parlement. arrest interlocutoire. arrest par deffaut. arrest definitif. arrest contradictoire.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
arrest — Arrest, m. C est ores le jugement d une Cour souveraine, Supremae curiae consultum iudicatum. En laquelle signification aucuns veulent dire qu il le faut escrire par simple r, comme venant de {{t=g}}aréston{{/t}} placitum curiae, toutefois les… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
arrest — vb 1 Arrest, check, interrupt mean to stop in mid course. Arrest implies a holding fixed in the midst of movement, development, or progress and usually a prevention of further advance until someone or something effects a release {arrest the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Arrest — Ar*rest , n. [OE. arest, arrest, OF. arest, F. arr[^e]t, fr. arester. See {Arrest}, v. t., {Arr?t}.] 1. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development. [1913 Webster] As … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arrest — Ar*rest , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arrested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arresting}.] [OE. aresten, OF. arester, F. arr[^e]ter, fr. LL. arrestare; L. ad + restare to remain, stop; re + stare to stand. See {Rest} remainder.] 1. To stop; to check or hinder the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arrest — steht für: Arrest (JVA), eine Disziplinarmaßnahme in einer Justizvollzugsanstalt Arrest (Zivilprozess), eine Maßnahme zur Sicherung der Zwangsvollstreckung Hausarrest, das Gebot, ein Haus oder eine Wohnung nicht zu verlassen Jugendarrest, ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Arrest — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Arrest C … Wikipedia Español
Arrest — Sm std. (15. Jh.) Entlehnung. Vermutlich über das Niederländische entlehnt aus afrz. arrest Beschlagnahme, Festhalten, (später) Haftbefehl, Verhaftung , das eine postverbale Bildung zu afrz. arrester ist (entsprechend früher im Deutschen bezeugt … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
arrest — [n1] taking into custody accommodation, apprehension, appropriation, bag*, booby trap*, bust, captivity, capture, collar, commitment, confinement, constraint, crimp*, detention, drop*, fall*, gaff*, glom*, grab*, heat*, hook*, imprisonment,… … New thesaurus
arrèst — m. arrêt ; station ; jugement ; terme. Metre un arrèst ais iniquitats. Chin d arrèst : chien d arrêt … Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

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