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- Dictionaryarrest/əˈrɛst/
verb
- 1. seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody: "the police arrested him for possession of marijuana" Similar Opposite
- 2. stop or check (progress or a process): "the spread of the disease can be arrested" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. the action of seizing someone and taking them into custody: "I have a warrant for your arrest" Similar
- 2. a stoppage or sudden cessation of motion: "a respiratory arrest" Similar
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Merriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of ARREST is seize, capture; specifically : to take or keep in custody by authority of law. How to use arrest in a sentence.
ARREST definition: 1. If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime that they might have…. Learn more.
To arrest someone is to put them in custody for breaking the law. If you face arrest, your criminal activities will be "at rest" because you'll be behind bars, or in jail. Arrest is both a noun and a verb.
arrest. [transitive, often passive] if the police arrest somebody, the person is taken to a police station and kept there because the police believe they may be guilty of a crime. arrest somebody A man has been arrested in connection with the robbery. A local man has since been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Arrest definition: to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody. See examples of ARREST used in a sentence.
An arrest is the act of taking a person into custody, especially under lawful authority.
1. a. The act of detaining in legal custody: the arrest of a criminal suspect. b. The state of being so detained: a suspect under arrest. 2. A device for stopping motion, especially of a moving part. 3. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped.
an act of something stopping or being interrupted. He died after suffering a cardiac arrest (= when his heart suddenly stopped). Definition of arrest noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
arrest. noun [ C, U ] uk / əˈrest / us. B2. an occasion when the police take someone away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed: Police made 20 arrests at yesterday's demonstration. He's under arrest (= has been arrested). See also. house arrest.
Definition of arrest verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
