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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARREST', v.t. [L. resto, to stop; Eng. to rest. See Rest.]
1. To obstruct; to stop; to check or hinder motion; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
2. To take, seize or apprehend by virtue of a warrant from authority; as, to arrest one for debt or for a crime.
3. To seize and fix; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
The appearance of such a person in the world, and at such a period, ought to arrest the consideration of every thinking mind.
ARREST', n.
1. The taking or apprehending of a person by virtue of a warrant from authority. An arrest is made by seizing or touching the body.
2. Any seizure, or taking by power, physical or moral.
3. A stop, hindrance or restraint.
4. In law, an arrest of judgment is the staying or stopping of a judgment after verdict, for causes assigned. Courts have power to arrest judgment for intrinsic causes appearing upon the face of the record; as when the declaration varies from the original writ; when the verdict differs materially from the pleadings; or when the case laid in the declaration is not sufficient in point of law, to found an action upon. The motion for this purpose is called a motion in arrest of judgment.
5. A mangy humor between the ham and pastern of the hind legs of a horse.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody]
2: 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" [syn: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage] v
1: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop]
2: 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" [syn: check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back]
3: attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" [syn: catch, arrest, get]
4: cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses" [syn: halt, hold, arrest]

Merriam Webster's

I. 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 law 3. to catch suddenly and engagingly <arrest attention> • arrester also arrestor noun • arrestment noun II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. the act of stopping b. the condition of being stopped or inactive — compare cardiac arrest 2. the taking or detaining in custody by authority of law

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.tr. 1 a seize (a person) and take into custody, esp. by legal authority. b seize (a ship) by legal authority. 2 stop or check (esp. a process or moving thing). 3 a attract (a person's attention). b attract the attention of (a person). --n. 1 the act of arresting or being arrested, esp. the legal seizure of a person. 2 a stoppage or check (cardiac arrest). Phrases and idioms: arrest of judgement Law the staying of proceedings, notwithstanding a verdict, on the grounds of a material irregularity in the course of the trial. Derivatives: arrestingly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF arester ult. f. L restare remain, stop

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Malicious Ma*li"cious, a. [Of. malicius, F. malicieux, fr. L. malitiosus. See Malice.] 1. Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity. I grant him bloody, . . . Sudden, malicious, smacking of every sin That has a name. --Shak. 2. Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a malicious report; malicious mischief. 3. (Law)With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act. Malicious abandonment, the desertion of a wife or husband without just cause. --Burrill. Malicious mischief (Law), malicious injury to the property of another; -- an offense at common law. --Wharton. Malicious prosecution or arrest (Law), a wanton prosecution or arrest, by regular process in a civil or criminal proceeding, without probable cause. --Bouvier. Syn: Ill-disposed; evil-minded; mischievous; envious; malevolent; invidious; spiteful; bitter; malignant; rancorous; malign. -- Ma*li"cious*ly, adv. -- Ma*li"cious*ness, n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Arrest Ar*rest", v. i. To tarry; to rest. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Arrest Ar*rest", n. [OE. arest, arrest, OF. arest, F. arr[^e]t, fr. arester. See Arrest, v. t., Arr?t.] 1. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development. As the arrest of the air showeth. --Bacon. 2. (Law) The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant. William . . . ordered him to be put under arrest. --Macaulay. [Our brother Norway] sends out arrests On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys. --Shak. Note: An arrest may be made by seizing or touching the body; but it is sufficient in the party be within the power of the officer and submit to the arrest. In Admiralty law, and in old English practice, the term is applied to the seizure of property. 3. Any seizure by power, physical or moral. The sad stories of fire from heaven, the burning of his sheep, etc., . . . were sad arrests to his troubled spirit. --Jer. Taylor. 4. (Far.) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails. --White. Arrest of judgment (Law), the staying or stopping of a judgment, after verdict, for legal cause. The motion for this purpose is called a motion in arrest of judgment.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Arrest Ar*rest", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrested; p. pr. & vb. n. Arresting.] [OE. aresten, OF. arester, F. arr[^e]ter, fr. LL. arrestare; L. ad + restare to remain, stop; re + stare to stand. See Rest remainder.] 1. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses. Nor could her virtues the relentless hand Of Death arrest. --Philips. 2. (Law) To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime. Note: After this word Shakespeare uses of (``I arrest thee of high treason'') or on; the modern usage is for. 3. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention. --Buckminster. 4. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate. [Obs.] We may arrest our thoughts upon the divine mercies. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: To obstruct; delay; detain; check; hinder; stop; apprehend; seize; lay hold of.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(arrests, arresting, arrested) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime. Police arrested five young men in connection with one of the attacks... The police say seven people were arrested for minor offences. VERB: V n, be V-ed for n • Arrest is also a noun. Police chased the fleeing terrorists and later made two arrests... Murder squad detectives approached the man and placed him under arrest. N-VAR: oft under N 2. If something or someone arrests a process, they stop it continuing. (FORMAL) The sufferer may have to make major changes in his or her life to arrest the disease... VERB: V n 3. If something interesting or surprising arrests your attention, you suddenly notice it and then continue to look at it or consider it carefully. (FORMAL) The work of an architect of genius always arrests the attention no matter how little remains... VERB: V n 4. see also house arrest

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Stop, stay, check, interrupt, obstruct, hinder, delay, detain, restrain, hold, withhold, keep back. 2. Seize, apprehend, take, capture, catch, take up, take into custody, take prisoner. 3. Catch, secure, fix, engage, engross, occupy, rivet. II. n. 1. Stay, staying, stopping, stoppage, check, checking, interruption, delay, detention, restraining, restraint, hindrance, obstruction. 2. Seizure, apprehension, capture, detention.

Moby Thesaurus

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