Thesaurus: arrest

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1. v. t. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
2. v. t. To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
3. v. t. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
4. v. t. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.
5. v. i. To tarry; to rest.
6. v. t. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
7. v. t. The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
8. v. t. Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
9. v. t. A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails.
10. n. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
11. n. the state of inactivity following an interruption
12. v. take into custody