Arrest(v. i.) To tarry; to rest.
Arrest(v. t.) The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
Arrest(v. t.) The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
Arrest(v. t.) Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
Arrest(v. t.) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails.
Arrest(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.
Arrest(v. t.) To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
Arrest(v. t.) To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
Arrest(v. t.) To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.
Arrestation(n.) Arrest.
Arrested(imp. & p. p.) of Arrest
Arrester(n.) One who arrests.
Arrester(n.) The person at whose suit an arrestment is made.
Arresting(a.) Striking; attracting attention; impressive.
Arresting(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Arrest
Arrestive(a.) Tending to arrest.
Arrestment(n.) The arrest of a person, or the seizure of his effects; esp., a process by which money or movables in the possession of a third party are attached.
Arrestment(n.) A stoppage or check.
Words within arrestments