arrest

[ uh-rest ]
/ əˈrɛst /

verb (used with object)

noun

Idioms for arrest

    under arrest, in custody of the police or other legal authorities: They placed the suspect under arrest at the scene of the crime.

Origin of arrest

1275–1325; (v.) Middle English aresten < Anglo-French, Middle French arester, < Vulgar Latin *arrestāre to stop (see ar-, rest2); (noun) Middle English arest(e) < Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of v.

synonym study for arrest

3. See stop.

OTHER WORDS FROM arrest

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British Dictionary definitions for arrested

arrest
/ (əˈrɛst) /

verb (tr)

noun

Word Origin for arrest

C14: from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin arrestāre (unattested), from Latin ad at, to + restāre to stand firm, stop

Medical definitions for arrested

arrest
[ ə-rĕst ]

v.

To stop; check.
To undergo cardiac arrest.

n.

An interference with or a checking of the regular course of a disease or symptom, a stoppage.
Interference with the performance of a function.
The inhibition of a developmental process, usually the ultimate stage of development.

Idioms and Phrases with arrested

arrest

see under arrest.