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One who arrests.

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  1. n. One who arrests.
  2. n. The person at whose suit an arrestment is made.
  3. n. a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
  4. n. a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier