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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. 1. One who arrests. 2. (Scots Law) The person at whose suit an arrestment is made. [Also written arrestor.]
  5. The person at whose suit an arrestment is made. [Also writtenarrestor.]
  6. n. a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier