A device for stopping motion, especially of a moving part.
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The act of detaining in legal custody: the arrest of a criminal suspect.
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The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped.
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The state of being so detained: a criminal under arrest.
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The taking or detaining in custody by authority of law.
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verb-transitive
To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.
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To seize and hold under the authority of law.
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To stop; check: a brake that automatically arrests motion; arrested the growth of the tumor.
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verb-intransitive
To undergo cardiac arrest: The patient arrested en route to the hospital.
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verb
To catch suddenly and engagingly .
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To take or keep in custody by authority of law.
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To make inactive .
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To bring to a stop .
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