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the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"

hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"

take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"

To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.

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.

To tarry; to rest.

The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.

Any seizure by power, physical or moral.

A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; - also named rat-tails.

To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.

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.

To tarry; to rest.

The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.

Any seizure by power, physical or moral.

A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; - also named rat-tails.

A situation in which the police detain a person in a manner that, to any reasonable person, makes it clear she is not free to leave. A person can be "under arrest" even though the police have not announced it; nor are handcuffs or physical restraint necessary. Questioning an arrested person about her involvement in or knowledge of a crime must be preceded by the Miranda warnings if the police intend to use the answers against the person in a criminal case. If the arrested person chooses to remain silent, the questioning must stop.

To stop or stay; to check or hinder the action or motion of; to seize, take, or apprehend by legal authority; to seize and fix, as the eye or attention.

The act of seizing; the state of being seized or detained by legal authority.

1. To stop, check, restrain. 2. A stoppage; an interference with or a checking of the regular course of a disease or symptom or the performance of a function.

To stop; delay.

To stop: to seize: to apprehend by legal authority.

Stoppage: seizure by warrant.

To seize; detain; seize by warrant.

To stop suddenly; check; fix.

To take into custody.

An arresting; a stop, check, or stay; seizure by legal authority.

Stoppage by seizure; hindrance; interruption; a legal caption or seizure of the person; a mangy humour on the hind legs of a horse. Arrest of judgment, the staying or stopping of a judgment after verdict, for causes assigned. See Rest.

To stop; to check; to seize or apprehend by legal warrant; to seize and fix.

To stop; to hinder; to restrain; to seize by authority.

Hindrance; restraint; seizure by authority.

n. The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; –stay of judgment after verdict; –any seizure, physical or moral; –a scurfiness of the hind leg of a horse.

In law, a stop or stay; an arrest is a restraint of a man's person; any caption.