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