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ar·rest
(ə-rĕst′)v. ar·rest·ed, ar·rest·ing, ar·rests
v.tr.
1. To stop; check: a brake that automatically arrests motion; arrested the growth of the tumor.
2. To seize and hold under the authority of law.
3. To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.
v.intr.
To undergo cardiac arrest: The patient arrested en route to the hospital.
n.
1.
a. The act of detaining in legal custody: the arrest of a criminal suspect.
b. The state of being so detained: a suspect under arrest.
2. A device for stopping motion, especially of a moving part.
3. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped.
[Middle English aresten, from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin *arrestāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin restāre, to stand still (re-, re- + stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots).]
ar·rest′a·ble adj.
ar·rest′er, ar·res′tor n.
ar·rest′ment n.
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arrest
(əˈrɛst)vb (tr)
1. (Law) to deprive (a person) of liberty by taking him into custody, esp under lawful authority
2. (Nautical Terms) to seize (a ship) under lawful authority
3. (Medicine) to slow or stop the development or progress of (a disease, growth, etc)
4. to catch and hold (one's attention, sight, etc)
5. (Law) arrest judgment law to stay proceedings after a verdict, on the grounds of error or possible error
6. 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.
n
7. (Law) the act of taking a person into custody, esp under lawful authority
8. (Nautical Terms) the act of seizing and holding a ship under lawful authority
9. (Law) the state of being held, esp under lawful authority: under arrest.
10. Also called: arrestation the slowing or stopping of the development or progress of something
11. the stopping or sudden cessation of motion of something: a cardiac arrest.
[C14: from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin arrestāre (unattested), from Latin ad at, to + restāre to stand firm, stop]
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ar•rest
(əˈrɛst)v.t.
1. to seize (a person) by legal authority; take into custody.
2. to catch and hold; engage: A noise arrested our attention.
3. to check the course of; stop: to arrest a disease.
n. 4. the taking of a person into legal custody, as by the police.
5. any seizure or taking by force.
6. an act of stopping or the state of being stopped.
Idioms: under arrest, in custody of the police or other legal authorities.
[1275–1325; Middle English aresten < Anglo-French, Middle French arester < Vulgar Latin *arrestāre to stop (see ar-, rest2)]
ar•rest′a•ble, adj.
ar•rest•ee′, n.
ar•res′tive, adj.
ar•rest′ment, n.
syn: See stop.
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arrest
Past participle: arrested
Gerund: arresting
| Imperative |
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| arrest |
| arrest |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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| Noun | 1. |  arrest - the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
| 2. |  arrest - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"countercheck - a check that restrains another check logjam - any stoppage attributable to unusual activity; "the legislation ran into a logjam" | |
| Verb | 1. |  arrest - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" |
| 2. | arrest - hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" defend - be on the defensive; act against an attack | |
| 3. |  arrest - attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"attract, pull in, draw in, pull, draw - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" | |
| 4. |  arrest - cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"stop - cause to stop; "stop a car"; "stop the thief" |
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arrest
verb
1. capture, catch, lift (slang), nick (slang, chiefly Brit.), seize, run in (slang), nail (informal), bust (informal), collar (informal), take, detain, pinch (informal), nab (informal), apprehend, take prisoner, take into custody, lay hold of Seven people were arrested for minor offences.
capture free, release, let go, set free
capture free, release, let go, set free
noun
1. capture, bust (informal), detention, seizure, apprehension information leading to the arrest of the bombers
capture freeing, release
capture freeing, release
2. stoppage, halt, suppression, obstruction, inhibition, blockage, hindrance a cardiac arrest
stoppage promotion, encouragement, acceleration, quickening, precipitation
stoppage promotion, encouragement, acceleration, quickening, precipitation
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
arrest
verb1. To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation:
2. To come to a cessation:
Idiom: come to a halt.
3. To take into custody as a prisoner:
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Translations
إعْتِقال، إلْقاء القَبْض، تَوقيفاِعْتِقالاعتقلتَوقيف، تَوَقُّف، نَوبَهيَعْتَقِل، يَقْبِض عَلى، يوقِف
zatčenízatknoutzástavazastavenízastavit
anholdelsearrestationarresterebremsestandse
توقیفجسدستگیر کردن
pidättääpidätys
uhićenjeuhititi
elfogleállásletartóztatletartóztatásmegállít
handtakastöîvastöîvun; bilun
逮捕する捕える逮捕
체포체포하다
areštasareštuotasstabdytisustabdytisustojimas
aizkavētaiztureapturēšanaapturētarestēt
zatknutie
aretacijaaretiranprijeti
gripagripande
การจับกุมจับกุม
bắt giữsự bắt giữ
arrest
[əˈrest]A. N [of person] → detención f; [of goods] → secuestro m
to make an arrest → hacer una detención
to be under arrest → estar detenido
you're under arrest → queda usted detenido
to put or place sb under arrest → detener or arrestar a algn
to make an arrest → hacer una detención
to be under arrest → estar detenido
you're under arrest → queda usted detenido
to put or place sb under arrest → detener or arrestar a algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
arrest
[əˈrɛst] vt
[police] [+ suspect, criminal] → arrêter
The police have arrested 5 people → La police a arrêté cinq personnes.
The police have arrested 5 people → La police a arrêté cinq personnes.
(= stop) [drugs] [+ disease] → enrayer
n
→ arrestation f
to be under arrest → être en état d'arrestation
You're under arrest! → Vous êtes en état d'arrestation!
to make an arrest → procéder à une arrestation
Several arrests have already been made → Plusieurs arrestations ont déjà été opérées.
to place sb under arrest → mettre qn en état d'arrestation
to be under arrest → être en état d'arrestation
You're under arrest! → Vous êtes en état d'arrestation!
to make an arrest → procéder à une arrestation
Several arrests have already been made → Plusieurs arrestations ont déjà été opérées.
to place sb under arrest → mettre qn en état d'arrestation
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
arrest
vt
(= apprehend) → festnehmen; (with warrant) → verhaften; (fig) attention → erregen, erheischen (liter); I am arresting you → ich muss Sie festnehmen/verhaften
n (of suspect) → Festnahme f; (with warrant) → Verhaftung f; (of ship) → Aufbringen nt; to be under arrest → festgenommen/verhaftet sein; you are under arrest → Sie sind festgenommen/verhaftet; to put or place somebody under arrest → jdn festnehmen/verhaften; to make an arrest → eine Person festnehmen/verhaften; they hope to make an arrest soon → man hofft, dass es bald zu einer Festnahme/Verhaftung kommt
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arrest
[əˈrɛst]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
arrest
(əˈrest) verb1. to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law. The police arrested the thief.
2. to stop. Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.
noun1. the act of arresting; being arrested. The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.
2. a stopping of action. Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.
under arrest in the position of having been arrested. The thief was placed under arrest.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
arrest
→ اِعْتِقال, يَقْبِضُ عَلَى zatčení, zatknout arrestation, arrestere verhaften, Verhaftung συλλαμβάνω, σύλληψη arrestar, arresto pidättää, pidätys arrestation, arrêter uhićenje, uhititi arrestare, arresto 逮捕, 逮捕する 체포, 체포하다 arrestatie, arresteren arrestasjon, arrestere aresztowanie, zaaresztować captura, prender, prisão задержание, задерживать gripa, gripande การจับกุม, จับกุม tutuklama, tutuklamak bắt giữ, sự bắt giữ 逮捕Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ar·rest
n. paro, arresto; detención;
cardiac ___ → ___ del corazón, ___ cardíaco.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
arrest
n paro; cardiac — paro cardíaco; cardiorespiratory — paro cardiorrespiratorio; respiratory — paro respiratorioEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.