1) Apprehend 2) Apprehension 3) Attract and fix 4) Bad thing to be under 5) Blotter item 6) Bring in 7) Bring into the station house 8) Bring to a halt 9) Bust 10) Capture 11) Catch 12) Catch the attention 13) Cause to stop 14) Cease fermentation 15) Check 16) Citizens can make it 17) Collar 18) Collar, for cops
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1) Apprehend 2) Catch 3) Collar 4) Countercheck 5) Cuff 6) Custody 7) Detain 8) Deter 9) Halt 10) Imprison 11) Logjam 12) Nab 13) Nail 14) Placebehindbars 15) Run-in 16) Stem 17) Stop 18) Stoppage
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An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the purported investigation or prevention of crime and presenting (the arrestee) to a procedure as part of the criminal justice system. The term is Anglo-Norman in origin and is related to the French word arrêt, meaning `stop`. Arrest, when used in its ordin.....
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The official taking of a person to answer criminal charges. This involves at least temporarily denying a person of liberty and may involve the use of force.
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• (v. t.) The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant. • (v. t.) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails. • (v. t.) To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention. • (v. t.) To rest...
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placing of a person in custody or under restraint, usually for the purpose of compelling obedience to the law. If the arrest occurs in the course of ... [1 related articles]
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see self-arrest
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Apprehension and detention of a person suspected of a crime. In Britain, an arrest may be made on a magistrate's warrant, but a police constable is empowered to arrest without warrant in all cases...
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1. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development. 'As the arrest of the air showeth.' (Bacon) ... 2. The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant. 'William . . . Ordered him to be put under arres...
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(ә-rest´) sudden cessation or stoppage. epiphyseal arrest premature arrest of the longitudinal growth of bone due to fusion of the epiphysis and diaphysis. maturation arrest interruption of the process of development, as of blood cells, before the fin...
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(v) Arrest is the action by which a person is stopped from his normal activities by virtue of a legal authority or sanction, either by detaining him or by stopping his external accesses. By an arrest, a person is deprived of his liberty. So the law contain many provisions like requirement of a warrant, adherence of Miranda rights, arraignment withi...
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when someone is held by the police because the police have reason to suspect that that person is about to commit, or is committing or has committed a crime
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Ar·rest' intransitive verb To tarry; to rest. [ Obsolete]
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Ar·rest' noun [ Middle English
arest ,
arrest , Old French
arest , French
arrêt , from
arester . See
Arrest ,
transitive verb ,
Arr...t .]
1. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; h...
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Ar·rest' transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Arrested ;
present participle & verbal noun Arresting .] [ Middle English
aresten , Old French
arester , French
arrêter , from Late Latin
arrestare ; L...
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To stop; to seize; to deprive one of his liberty by virtue of legal authority.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-rest′ Definitions: 1. To stop, check, or restrain. 2. A stoppage; interference with, or checking of the regular course of a disease, a symptom, or the performance of a function. 3. Inhibition of a developmental process, usually at the ultimate stage of development; premature arrest may lead to a congenital abn...
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To take into custody by legal authority.
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Arrest is American slang for to accuse someone of dressing out of style.
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The apprehension of a person suspected of a crime
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[
n] - the state of inactivity following an interruption
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verb attract and fix; `His look caught her`; `She caught his eye`; `Catch the attention of the waiter`
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check noun 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`
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Apprehension and detention of a person suspected of a crime. In Britain, an arrest may be made on a magistrate's warrant, but a police constable is empowered to arrest without warrant in all cases where he or she has reasonable ground for thinking a serious offence has been committed. A private citizen may arrest anyone committing a serious off...
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to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar. · to catch and hold; attract and fix; engage: The loud noise arrested our attention. · to check the course of; stop; slow down: to arrest progress. · to control or stop the active progress of (a disease): The new drug did not ar...
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