Main Entry:

¹ar·rest

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈrest\

Function:

transitive verb

Etymology:

Middle English aresten, from Anglo-French arester to stop, arrest, from Vulgar Latin *arrestare, from Latin ad- + restare to remain — more at rest

Date:

14th century

1 a: to bring to a stop <sickness arrested his activities> b: check, slow c: to make inactive <an arrested tumor>2: seize, capture ; specifically : to take or keep in custody by authority of law3: to catch suddenly and engagingly <arrest attention>

— ar·rest·er also ar·res·tor \-ˈres-tər\ noun

— ar·rest·ment \-ˈres(t)-mənt\ noun