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arrest /əˈrɛst/  

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  • verb
    -rests; -rested; -resting
    [+ obj] to use the power of the law to take and keep (someone, such as a criminal)
    The police arrested him on drug charges.
    The police officer said, I'm arresting you in the name of the law. - often used as (be) arrested
    He was arrested for assault.
    She threatened to have him arrested.
    He got arrested.
    A person who is arrested by the police is taken to a police station or jail and kept there.
    formal :to stop the progress or movement of (something)
    The medics were unable to arrest [=stop] the bleeding.
    The drugs can't arrest the disease's progress, but they can slow it down considerably.
    arrested development
    formal :to attract and hold the attention of (someone or something)
    colors that arrest [=catch] the eye
    My attention was arrested [=caught] by a sudden movement.
    noun
    plural -rests
    the act of legally taking and keeping someone (such as a criminal) :the act of arresting someone [count]
    The police are investigating the case but they have not yet made any arrests. [noncount]
    She was charged with resisting arrest.
    He has accused the police of wrongful arrest. [=of arresting someone who should not have been arrested]
    The information has led to the arrest of three suspects.
    The police placed/put her under arrest. [=the police arrested her] - see also citizen's arrest, false arrest, house arrest
    medical :an occurrence in which a part of the body suddenly stops working [noncount]
    The patient went into cardiac arrest. [=the patient's heart stopped beating] [count]
    The hospital reported an increase in respiratory arrests. [=instances in which patients stopped breathing]