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Meaning of 'Arrest'
Meaning of 'Arrest' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Arrest 
[ v. i.]
- To tarry; to rest. [ v. i.]2. Arrest [ 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.
- To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
- To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.
- The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
- The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
- Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
- A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails.
Meaning of 'Arrest' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. arrest [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
Example in sentence:
- during the halt he got some lunch;
- he spent the entire stop in his seat;
- held them in check;
- the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow;
- the negotiations were in arrest
Meaning (2):
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
Example in sentence:
- the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
2. arrest [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Example in sentence:
- Arrest the downward trend;
- Check the growth of communism in South East Asia;
- Contain the rebel movement;
- Turn back the tide of communism
Meaning (4):
- cause to stop
- cause to stop
Example in sentence:
- Arrest the progress;
- Halt the engines;
- halt the presses
Meaning (5):
- attract and fix
- attract and fix
Example in sentence:
- Catch the attention of the waiter;
- His look caught her;
- She caught his eye
Meaning (6):
- take into custody
- take into custody
Example in sentence:
- the police nabbed the suspected criminals
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