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- DictionaryAr·rest/əˈrest/
verb
- 1. seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody: "the police arrested him for possession of marijuana"
- 2. stop or check (progress or a process): "the spread of the disease can be arrested"
noun
- 1. the action of seizing someone to take into custody: "I have a warrant for your arrest"
- 2. a stoppage or sudden cessation of motion: "a respiratory arrest"
Merriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of ARREST is seize, capture; specifically : to take or keep in custody by authority of law. How to use arrest in a sentence.
To arrest someone is to seize them or take them into custody with authority. Related to that, an arrest is the act of police or other law enforcement officials detaining someone suspected of committing a crime when there is probable cause.
arrest - The act of restraining a person, potentially using physical force, by someone with proper authority like a police officer, in relation to a crime. This causes the individual to reasonably feel they cannot leave the situation.
arrest noun [C/U] (CATCH) the act of using legal authority to catch and take someone to a place where the person may be accused of a crime: [ C ] FBI agents made the arrest. [ U ] He was placed under arrest by federal marshals.
A seizure or forcible restraint; an exercise of the power to deprive a person of his or her liberty; the taking or keeping of a person in custody by legal authority, especially, in response to a criminal charge. The purpose of an arrest is to bring the arrestee before a court or otherwise secure the administration of the law.
1. a. The act of detaining in legal custody: the arrest of a criminal suspect. b. The state of being so detained: a suspect under arrest. 2. A device for stopping motion, especially of a moving part. 3. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped.
An arrest is the act of taking a person into custody, especially under lawful authority.
To stop or check the motion, course, or spread of. To seize and hold under the authority of law. To seize or take into custody by authority of the law. To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage. The act of detaining in legal custody. The arrest of a criminal suspect.
arrest. noun [ C, U ] uk / əˈrest / us. B2. an occasion when the police take someone away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed: Police made 20 arrests at yesterday's demonstration. He's under arrest (= has been arrested). See also. house arrest.
Definition of arrest verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
