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[Verb] | "ar*rest" | \ ə-ˈrest \

1: seize, capture; specifically : to take or keep in custody by authority of law

2: to bring to a stop

3: check, slow

Origin: 14th century ;

Middle English aresten, arresten "to stop, halt (something or someone), come to a halt, wait, restrain, seize (a lawbreaker), take into custody," borrowed from Anglo-French arester (also continental Old French), going back to Vulgar Latin *arrestāre, from Latin ad- {see: |ad-|ad-} (in Vulgar Latin marking or reinforcing transitivity) + restāre "to remain, be left unchanged" {mat|rest:4|};

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[Noun] | "arrest"

1: the taking or detaining in custody by authority of law

2: the act of stopping

3: the condition of being stopped or inactive

Origin: 14th century ;

Middle English arest, arrest, borrowed from Anglo-French arest, areste, noun derivative of arester "to stop, hinder, seize and detain (a lawbreaker)" {mat|arrest:1|};

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[Noun] | "cardiac arrest"

1: temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat

Origin: 1873 ;

(1) - { citizen's arrest } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?

[Noun] | "citizen's arrest"

1: an arrest made not by a law officer but by a citizen who derives authority from the fact of being a citizen

Origin: 1940 ;

(1) - { false arrest } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?

[Noun] | "false arrest"

1: an arrest not justifiable under law

Origin: 1715 ;

(1) - { house arrest } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?

[Noun] | "house arrest"

1: confinement often under guard to one's house or quarters instead of in prison

Origin: 1810 ;

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[Verb] | "arrests"

1: to take or keep under one's control by authority of law;

* e.g., " ... the inept robber was promptly arrested by the off-duty policeman he had tried to hold up "

Antonyms :
discharges

2: to bring (something) to a standstill;

* e.g., " ... cryogenics is based on the idea that extreme cold can almost arrest molecular motion "

Antonyms :
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3: to hold the attention of as if by a spell;

* e.g., " ... the sight of the daredevil walking a tightrope between high-rises arrested area pedestrians and motorists alike "

Antonyms :
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[Verb] | "arrest"

1: to take or keep under one's control by authority of law;

* e.g., " ... the inept robber was promptly arrested by the off-duty policeman he had tried to hold up "

Antonyms :
discharge

2: to bring (something) to a standstill;

* e.g., " ... cryogenics is based on the idea that extreme cold can almost arrest molecular motion "

Antonyms :
(N/A)

3: to hold the attention of as if by a spell;

* e.g., " ... the sight of the daredevil walking a tightrope between high-rises arrested area pedestrians and motorists alike "

Antonyms :
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[Noun] | "arrests"

1: the act of taking into one's control by authority of law;

* e.g., " ... there have been only two arrests for driving while intoxicated in the county in the last six months "

Antonyms :
discharges

2: the stopping of a process or activity;

* e.g., " ... hemostasis is the technical term for arrest of bleeding "

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[Noun] | "arrest"

1: the act of taking into one's control by authority of law;

* e.g., " ... there have been only two arrests for driving while intoxicated in the county in the last six months "

Antonyms :
discharge

2: the stopping of a process or activity;

* e.g., " ... hemostasis is the technical term for arrest of bleeding "

Antonyms :
continuance,
continuation

(1) - { house arrests } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?

[Noun] | "house arrests"

1: as in detentions, custodies;

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