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arrest

/əˈrɛst/

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verb

-rests; -rested; -resting

[+ obj] to use the power of the law to take and keep (someone, such as a criminal)

The police arrested him on drug charges.

The police officer said, I'm arresting you in the name of the law. - often used as (be) arrested

He was arrested for assault.

She threatened to have him arrested.

He got arrested.

A person who is arrested by the police is taken to a police station or jail and kept there.

formal :to stop the progress or movement of (something)

The medics were unable to arrest [=stop] the bleeding.

The drugs can't arrest the disease's progress, but they can slow it down considerably.

arrested development

formal :to attract and hold the attention of (someone or something)

colors that arrest [=catch] the eye

My attention was arrested [=caught] by a sudden movement.

noun

plural -rests

the act of legally taking and keeping someone (such as a criminal) :the act of arresting someone [count]

The police are investigating the case but they have not yet made any arrests. [noncount]

She was charged with resisting arrest.

He has accused the police of wrongful arrest. [=of arresting someone who should not have been arrested]

The information has led to the arrest of three suspects.

The police placed/put her under arrest. [=the police arrested her] - see also citizen's arrest, false arrest, house arrest

medical :an occurrence in which a part of the body suddenly stops working [noncount]

The patient went into cardiac arrest. [=the patient's heart stopped beating] [count]

The hospital reported an increase in respiratory arrests. [=instances in which patients stopped breathing]