meaning of arrest

1. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
2.
To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
3.
To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
4.
To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.
5.
To tarry; to rest.
6.
The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc. ; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
7.
The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
8.
Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
9.
A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails.
10.
the act of apprehending especially apprehending a criminal; "the policeman on the beat got credit for the ">collar"


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