arrest

[ uh-rest ]
/ əˈrɛst /
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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

Words nearby arrest

arrayal, arrearage, arrears, arrector, arrenotoky, arrest, arrest of judgment, arrestable, arrestant, arrestee, arrester

Words related to under arrest

seized, charged, imprisoned, arrested, incarcerated, captive

British Dictionary definitions for under arrest

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 under arrest

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 under arrest (1 of 2)

under arrest

In police custody, as in They put him under arrest and charged him with stealing a car. [Late 1300s]

Idioms and Phrases with under arrest (2 of 2)

arrest

see under arrest.