arrest

/əˈɹɛst/ · noun

Meaning

A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something.
The condition of being stopped, standstill.
The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
A device to physically arrest motion.
The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
To stop the motion of (a person or animal).
To stay, remain.
To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
To catch the attention of.
To undergo cardiac arrest.

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