arrest

/ə'rest/
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arrest

The police officer makes an arrest on the street.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The act of taking someone into custody by legal authority: "Arrest" most commonly refers to the action of a police officer or other official detaining a person suspected of a crime.
    • A stoppage or cessation of movement or progress: "Arrest" can also mean the act of stopping or halting something.

  2. Verb:

    • To take (someone) into custody by legal authority: The primary meaning is to seize and hold a person under the authority of the law.
    • To stop or halt the movement or progress of something: To cause something to cease or come to a standstill.
    • To attract and hold (someone's attention or interest): To capture and fix one's focus.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The police made an arrest in connection with the robbery.
    • The patient suffered a cardiac arrest. (Here, "arrest" means a complete stoppage of heart function.)

  • Verb:

    • The officer will arrest the suspect.
    • The new safety mechanism arrested the machine's motion immediately.
    • The beautiful painting arrested my attention for a long time.
Advanced Usage

  • "Under arrest": In the state of having been legally detained by the authorities.

    • You are under arrest for theft.

  • "Cardiac arrest": A medical condition where the heart stops beating effectively.

    • The cause of death was listed as sudden cardiac arrest.

  • "Arrest of judgment" (Legal term): A court order to delay or stop the enforcement of a judgment.

    • The defense lawyer filed a motion for arrest of judgment.
Variants and Related Words

  • Arrestee (n): A person who has been arrested.

    • The arrestees were taken to the station for processing.

  • Arresting (adj): Striking, attracting, and holding attention.

    • She has an arresting presence on stage.

  • Arrestor (n): A device or person that stops something (e.g., a flame arrestor).

    • The aircraft's tailhook caught the arrestor cable on the deck.
Synonyms
  • Apprehend (v): To arrest or take into custody.
  • Halt (v/n): To bring or come to a stop.
  • Detain (v): To keep someone in official custody.
  • Nab (v, informal): To catch or arrest someone.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Arrest" is not commonly used with particles to form phrasal verbs. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms
  • House arrest: A form of detention where a person is confined to their home instead of a prison.
    • The political dissident was placed under house arrest.
arrest

The police officer makes an arrest on the street.

Noun
  1. 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
  2. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
    • the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
Verb
  1. cause to stop
    • Halt the engines
    • Arrest the progress
    • halt the presses
  2. attract and fix
    • His look caught her
    • She caught his eye
    • Catch the attention of the waiter
  3. 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 South East Asia
    • Contain the rebel movement
    • Turn back the tide of communism
  4. take into custody
    • the police nabbed the suspected criminals

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