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arrest
[ uh-rest ]
verb (used with object)
- to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody:
The police arrested the burglar.
Synonyms:
- to catch and hold; attract and fix; engage:
The loud noise arrested our attention.
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- to check the course of; stop; slow down:
to arrest progress.
Synonyms:
- Medicine/Medical. to control or stop the active progress of (a disease):
The new drug did not arrest the cancer.
noun
- the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
Synonyms: , ,
- any seizure or taking by force.
- an act of stopping or the state of being stopped:
the arrest of tooth decay.
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- Machinery. any device for stopping machinery; stop.
arrest
/ 蓹藞谤蓻蝉迟 /
verb
- to deprive (a person) of liberty by taking him into custody, esp under lawful authority
- to seize (a ship) under lawful authority
- to slow or stop the development or progress of (a disease, growth, etc)
- to catch and hold (one's attention, sight, etc)
- arrest judgmentlaw to stay proceedings after a verdict, on the grounds of error or possible error
- can't get arrested informal.(of a performer) is unrecognized and unsuccessful
he can't get arrested here but is a megastar in the States
noun
- the act of taking a person into custody, esp under lawful authority
- the act of seizing and holding a ship under lawful authority
- the state of being held, esp under lawful authority
under arrest
- Also calledarrestation藢忙r蓻s藞te瑟蕛蓹n the slowing or stopping of the development or progress of something
- the stopping or sudden cessation of motion of something
a cardiac arrest
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 补谤路谤别蝉迟顎僡路产濒别 adjective
- 补谤路谤别蝉迟顎僲别苍迟 noun
- 辫辞蝉迟顎卆谤路谤别蝉迟顎 adjective
- 辫谤别顎卆谤路谤别蝉迟顎 verb (used with object)
- pre顎叢拱钒鸩醭兕僲别苍迟 noun
- 谤别顎卆谤路谤别蝉迟顎 verb (used with object) noun
- un顎叢拱钒鸩醭兕僡路产濒别 adjective
- 耻苍顎卆谤路谤别蝉迟顎侥诲 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of arrest1
Idioms and Phrases
- under arrest, in custody of the police or other legal authorities:
They placed the suspect under arrest at the scene of the crime.
More idioms and phrases containing arrest
see under arrest .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
French media published a photo from the police stakeout, which shows several of the men having coffee and chatting at a Parisian caf茅 that winter, just before their arrest.
Two people have been arrested for throwing powder paint on Tower Bridge as the men's elite runners were passing during the 45th edition of the London Marathon.
A 38-year-old man who suffered a "self-inflicted injury" was arrested and two weapons - a crossbow and a firearm - were recovered from the scene.
Russian media also reported that the FSB had released a video showing the detained man giving an apparent confession, as well as footage of his arrest and of the bomb's components.
While the Secret Service ultimately did not decide to arrest Decker, other students haven鈥檛 been so lucky.
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More About Arrest
What does arrest mean?
To arrest someone is to seize them or take them into custody with authority.
Related to that, an arrest is the act of police or other law enforcement officials detaining someone suspected of committing a crime when there is probable cause.
Arrest can also more generally mean to attract and engage, such as with attention or sight. For example, a loud clap of thunder might arrest your attention for a moment, if you weren鈥檛 expecting it.
Arrest also means to slow or stop, such as with progress or growth. You might, for example, arrest the growth of a plant by keeping it in the dark while continuing to water it. Such an arrest could lead the plant to die.
Example: You are under arrest for conspiracy to commit grand theft auto.
Where does arrest come from?
The first records of the term arrest come from around the 1200s. It comes from the Vulgar Latin 补谤谤别蝉迟腻谤别, meaning 鈥渢o stop.鈥 Often arresting someone or something is done in an effort to stop them from doing something or from running away.
In medicine, to arrest is to control or stop the progress, such as of a disease. The disease isn鈥檛 cured but it won鈥檛 get any worse if doctors can arrest it. Sometimes arrest is also used in reference to parts of the body stopping, such as cardiac arrest, which means your heart stops beating.
You might also hear about arrested development, which is development that has been stopped before it has been completed. A person with a physical arrested development is someone whose body did not fully grow, or develop, completely.
Did you know 鈥 ?
What are some other forms related to arrest?
- arrestable (adjective)
- postarrest (adjective)
- prearrest (verb)
- rearrest (verb)
- unarrestable (adjective)
What are some synonyms for arrest?
What are some words that share a root or word element with arrest?听
What are some words that often get used in discussing arrest?
How is arrest used in real life?
Arrest is a common word usually used in relation to criminal justice but also used in the sciences.
*jake paul gets arrested*
jake 鈥 "the cops and I have mutually decided to arrest me, thank you to all involved!!"
鈥 RyansAverageLife (@RyanAbe)
BREAKING / NBC News: DOJ announces the arrest of Russian National Mariia Butina, age 29, for "infiltrating organizations having influence in American politics, for the purpose of advancing the interests of the Russian Federation."
She was arrested yesterday.
鈥 Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter)
I'll try my best, how much do I invest? like cardiac arrest, high voltage when we kiss.
鈥 michael clifford on tour (@Michael5SOS)
听
Try using arrest!
Which of the following is NOT a synonym for arrest?
A. free
B. capture
C. secure
D. seize
Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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