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• arrest — /əˈrɛst / (say uh rest) verb (t) 1. to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant. 2. to capture; seize. 3. to catch and fix: to arrest the attention. 4. to bring to a standstill; stop; check: to arrest the current of a river. 5. Medicine to… …  

• arrest — [ə rest′] vt. [ME aresten < OFr arester < VL * arrestare < L ad , to + restare, to stop, REST3] 1. to stop or check the motion, course, or spread of 2. to seize or take into custody by authority of the law 3. to catch and keep (one s… …   English World dictionary