The act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the purported investigation or prevention of crime and presenting to a procedure as part of the criminal justice system.
To cause to stop (e.g. an engine or a machine).
To hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.
To attract and fix (e.g. someone or his/her eyes).
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "he spent the entire stay in his room"
the act of stopping (usually stopping motion); "the heart was in arrest"; "war caused a check in the company's growth"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"
attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
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 SE Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"
take into custody, as of suspected criminals, by the police
cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
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"
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 Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
the state of inactivity following an interruption
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
