From Middle English arest (noun) and aresten (verb), from Old French areste (noun) and arester (“to stay, stop”, verb), from Vulgar Latin *arrestō, from Latin ad- (“to”) + restō (“to stop, remain behind, stay back”), from re- (“back”) + stō (“to stand”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”), equivalent to ad- + rest. Compare French arrêter (“to stop”).
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) A check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.
(countable, uncountable) The condition of being stopped, standstill.
cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest
(countable, uncountable) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
State police made a total of 15 drug-related arrests across the city.
(countable, uncountable) A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
(countable, uncountable) A device to physically arrest motion.
(countable, uncountable) The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Any seizure by power, physical or otherwise.
The sad stories of fire from heaven, the burning of his sheep, etc., […] were sad arrests to his troubled spirit. 1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC:
(countable, uncountable) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse
pt prisão (confinement, as after an arrest) · kk қамау (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · tr tutuklama (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ta கைது (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ko 체포 (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · mn саатуулал (condition of being stopped) · fi vangitseminen (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · fi seisokki (condition of being stopped) · fa-ira تُوْقیف (confinement, as after an arrest) · izh aresti (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · uz qamoqqa (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · mk апсење (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · he מַעֲצָר (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · it arresto (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · el σύλληψη (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · bg аресту́ване (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · uk аре́шт (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · lv arests (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · et vahistamine (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · fi vankeus (confinement, as after an arrest) · pt cárcere (confinement, as after an arrest) · cmn 拘提 (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · bg задъ́ржане (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · yue 逮捕 (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · bg успокои́тел (device to physically arrest motion) · th การจับ (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · pl areszt (confinement, as after an arrest) · ko 구인 (confinement, as after an arrest) · fi pysähtyminen (condition of being stopped) · ko 제동장치 (device to physically arrest motion) · kk тұтқынға алу (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ky камак (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · pt detenção (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ko 정지 (condition of being stopped) · ur گِرِفْتاری (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · fi pysäytin (device to physically arrest motion) · da anholdelse (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · sh при́твор (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · fi pidätys (confinement, as after an arrest) · uk затри́мання (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · fi pidätys (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · sw nasa (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · cmn 逮捕 (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · fa-ira دَسْتْگیری (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · bg спи́ране (condition of being stopped) · ru аре́ст (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · izh aresti (confinement, as after an arrest) · tl pagdakip (confinement, as after an arrest) · sh uhićénje (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · pt prisão (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · mr अटक (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ar اِعْتِقَال (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ko 억지 (condition of being stopped) · af arrestasie (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · nl arrestatie (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · pl areszt (act or instance of arresting something) · fa-ira گِرِفْتاری (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · pl zatrzymanie (condition of being stopped) · sh ухиће́ње (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ky камоо (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · mr संरोध (act or instance of arresting something) · uk аре́шт (confinement, as after an arrest) · az həbs (confinement, as after an arrest) · nb arrest (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · nl aanhouding (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · hy ձերբակալություն (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · cs zatčení (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ko 구류 (confinement, as after an arrest) · tl pagdakip (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · sw nasa (condition of being stopped) · cmn 拘捕 (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · gu ગિરફતારી (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · de Verhaftung (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ja 逮捕 (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · lt areštas (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ms ares (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · de Arrest (confinement, as after an arrest) · nl arrest (confinement, as after an arrest) · sh хапшење (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · pt detenção (condition of being stopped) · et arest (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ru задержа́ние (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · hu letartóztatás (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · fi pysäyttäminen (act or instance of arresting something) · sk zatknutie (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · mn баривчилгаа (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · nn arrestasjon (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · cs vazba (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · sh hapšenje (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · km គហណសាល (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · fi takavarikko (nautical: judicial detention of a ship) · ca arrest (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · vi sự bắt (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · tg ҳабс (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ru задержа́ние (condition of being stopped) · nb pågripelse (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ka პატიმრობა (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ky арест (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · nl stilstand (condition of being stopped) · az həbs (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ja 検挙 (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · de Festnahme (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · bg задъ́ржане (condition of being stopped) · ro arestare (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · pl areszt (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · sl aretacija (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · fi pidättäminen (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · sw nasa (confinement, as after an arrest) · sh prítvor (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · pl aresztowanie (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · lv aizturēšana (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · kix thōhlòuh (act or instance of arresting something) · km ចំណាប់ (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · tk tussag (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · fi seisominen (condition of being stopped) · be а́рышт (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · nb arrestasjon (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · mr संरोध (condition of being stopped) · ko 포박 (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · be затрыма́нне (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ro arestare (condition of being stopped) · ru остано́в (condition of being stopped) · ko 검거 (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · be а́рышт (confinement, as after an arrest) · ja 停止 (condition of being stopped) · ru аре́ст (confinement, as after an arrest) · gd cur m ann am làimh (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · fi tutkintavankeus (confinement, as after an arrest) · yue 拘捕 (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ja 拘引 (confinement, as after an arrest) · sk väzba (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · fi pysähdys (condition of being stopped) · ro deținere (confinement, as after an arrest) · hy կալանք (confinement, as after an arrest) · bg аре́ст (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · hy կալանք (condition of being stopped) · es arresto (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ar تَوْقِيف (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · hi गिरफ़्तारी (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · nn arrest (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · eo aresto (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · cy arestiad (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ro arest (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · ja 拘留 (confinement, as after an arrest) · fr arrestation (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc) · sq arrestim (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
From Middle English arest (noun) and aresten (verb), from Old French areste (noun) and arester (“to stay, stop”, verb), from Vulgar Latin *arrestō, from Latin ad- (“to”) + restō (“to stop, remain behind, stay back”), from re- (“back”) + stō (“to stand”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”), equivalent to ad- + rest. Compare French arrêter (“to stop”).
Meanings
(obsolete, transitive) To stop the motion of (a person, animal, or body part).
An vncouth paine torments my grieued ſoule,
And death arreſts the organe of my voyce. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene vii:
Mr. Van Rensberg broke the spell by arresting Martha as she trailed past him on Billy's arm, by pointing his pipestem at her and saying, ‘Hey, Matty, come here a minute.’ 1952, Doris Lessing, Martha Quest, Panther, published 1974, page 86:
Nor could her virtues, nor repeated vows Of thousand lovers, the relentless hand Of Death arrest; 1708, [John Philips], “Book I”, in Cyder. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 11:
(intransitive, obsolete) To stay, remain.
A white Starre[…]whiche to every mans sighte did lighte and arrest apon the Standard of Albry. 1538, John Leland, Itineraries:
(transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
Knowledge replaced universal resemblance with finite differences. History was arrested and turned into tables …Western reason had entered the age of judgement. 1997: Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 69 (Totem Books, Icon Books; →ISBN)
To try to arrest the spiral of violence, I contacted Chief Buthelezi to arrange a meeting. 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 707:
(transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
The police have arrested a suspect in the murder inquiry.
The suspect merchant ship has been arrested by customs officers.
I arrest thee of high treason. 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
The policeman who arrests the "Red" does not understand the theories the "Red" is preaching; if he did, his own position as bodyguard of the monied class might seem less pleasant to him. 1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn, Pt. I:
(transitive) To catch the attention of.
There is something about this picture—something bold and vigorous, which arrests the attention. I feel sure it would be highly popular. 1919: P. G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves
(intransitive) To undergo cardiac arrest.
Realizing the mistake immediately from the outline of the RCA on the fluoroscope screen, he rapidly removed the catheter – just as his patient arrested. 2004, Euan A. Ashley, Josef Niebauer, Cardiology Explained, page 66:
fi hillitä (to stop or slow a process etc.) · ko 잡다 (to take into legal custody) · dsb pópadnuś (to take into legal custody) · be арышто́ўваць (to take into legal custody) · de verhaften (to take into legal custody) · mi urutū (to stop or slow a process etc.) · uk арешто́вувати (to take into legal custody) · ka დატუსაღება (to take into legal custody) · mn баривчлах (to take into legal custody) · ka შეჩერება (to stop or slow a process etc.) · da standse (to stop or slow a process etc.) · nl arresteren (to take into legal custody) · bg хващам (to catch the attention of) · az həbsə almaq (to take into legal custody) · ar اِعْتَقَلَ (to take into legal custody) · av туснахъ гьавизе (to take into legal custody) · pt prender (to take into legal custody) · da bremse (to stop or slow a process etc.) · ro opri (to stop or slow a process etc.) · ko 구속하다 (to take into legal custody) · da arrestere (to take into legal custody) · hu megállít (to stop or slow a process etc.) · ky камоо (to take into legal custody) · th จับตัว (to take into legal custody) · sv arrestera (to take into legal custody) · hi पकड़ना (to take into legal custody) · pt deter (to stop or slow a process etc.) · nl aanhouden (to take into legal custody) · ko 막다 (to stop or slow a process etc.) · az damlamaq (to take into legal custody) · ur پکڑنا (to take into legal custody) · pl przykuć (to catch the attention of) · ky камакка алуу (to take into legal custody) · ko 체포하다 (to take into legal custody) · tr tutuklamak (to take into legal custody) · ki gũikia ngono (to take into legal custody) · eu atxilotu (to take into legal custody) · lv arestēt (to take into legal custody) · lo ຈັບກົມ (to take into legal custody) · ur گرفتار کرنا (to take into legal custody) · nl vatten (to catch the attention of) · mr अटक करणे (to take into legal custody) · cmn 擒獲 /擒获 (to take into legal custody) · dsb popajźiś (to take into legal custody) · grc σύλληψιν ποιέω (to take into legal custody) · lo ຈັບກຸມ (to take into legal custody) · ang berīdan (to take into legal custody) · nb arrestere (to take into legal custody) · cmn 吸引 (to catch the attention of) · vi bắt giữ (to take into legal custody) · fi kiinnittää (to catch the attention of) · uk заарешто́вувати (to take into legal custody) · chr ᎦᏂᏱᎭ (to take into legal custody) · sq arrestoj (to take into legal custody) · tr tevkif etmek (to take into legal custody) · ja 逮捕する (to take into legal custody) · acw قَبَض (to take into legal custody) · de festnehmen (to take into legal custody) · lus man (to take into legal custody) · ar قَبَضَ (to take into legal custody) · de arrestieren (to take into legal custody) · pt engajar (to catch the attention of) · fi vangita (to catch the attention of) · ja 捕える (to take into legal custody) · mn анхаарал татах (to catch the attention of) · bg задържам (to stop or slow a process etc.) · sa निग्रह (to take into legal custody) · th ยั้ง (to stop or slow a process etc.) · mk апси (to take into legal custody) · ru аресто́вывать (to take into legal custody) · el συλλαμβάνω (to take into legal custody) · sw kukamata (to take into legal custody) · nl oppakken (to take into legal custody) · cs zadržet (to take into legal custody) · ru прико́вывать (to catch the attention of) · dsb pśimjeś (to take into legal custody) · ro aresta (to take into legal custody) · sv gripa (to take into legal custody) · sv bromsa (to stop or slow a process etc.) · lv aizturēt (to take into legal custody) · ga gabh (to take into legal custody) · gl deter (to take into legal custody) · tk tussag etmek (to take into legal custody) · cs zatknout (to take into legal custody) · ru останови́ть (to stop or slow a process etc.) · sh ухитити (to take into legal custody) · nl grijpen (to catch the attention of) · nl stuiten (to stop or slow a process etc.) · bg аресту́вам (to take into legal custody) · cmn 逮捕 (to take into legal custody) · fi vangita (to take into legal custody) · gd cuir ann an làimh (to take into legal custody) · fr arrêter (to take into legal custody) · fi pysäyttää (to stop or slow a process etc.) · sh hapsiti (to take into legal custody) · ko 정지시키다 (to stop or slow a process etc.) · mr संरोध करणे (to stop or slow a process etc.) · th จับได้ (to take into legal custody) · ko 끌다 (to catch the attention of) · uk арештува́ти (to take into legal custody) · km ឃុំ (to take into legal custody) · oc arrestar (to take into legal custody) · cmn 抓獲 /抓获 (to take into legal custody) · os ахсын (to take into legal custody) · hi गिरफ़तार करना (to take into legal custody) · sh ухићивати (to take into legal custody) · pt parar (to stop or slow a process etc.) · ko 저지하다 (to stop or slow a process etc.) · fi pidättää (to take into legal custody) · uk заарештува́ти (to take into legal custody) · lt suimti (to take into legal custody) · vi bắt (to take into legal custody) · tg ҳабс кардан (to take into legal custody) · fi saada sydänpysähdys (medicine: to undergo cardiac arrest) · fi pysäyttää (to catch the attention of) · ka დაყოვნება (to stop or slow a process etc.) · pl powstrzymać (to stop or slow a process etc.) · ru остана́вливать (to stop or slow a process etc.) · ka დაპატიმრება (to take into legal custody) · ro deține (to take into legal custody) · it arrestare (to take into legal custody) · eo aresti (to take into legal custody) · izh arestoittaa (to take into legal custody) · my ဖမ်း (to take into legal custody) · km ចាប់ (to take into legal custody) · yue 逮捕 (to take into legal custody) · be арыштава́ць (to take into legal custody) · ab абаандаҩтәра́ (to take into legal custody) · et arreteerima (to take into legal custody) · nrf blioutcher (to take into legal custody) · hu letartóztat (to take into legal custody) · ce лаца (to take into legal custody) · ru заде́рживать (to stop or slow a process etc.) · uz qamamoq (to take into legal custody) · sh uhititi (to take into legal custody) · th จับ (to take into legal custody) · sl aretirati (to take into legal custody) · nrf arrêter (to take into legal custody) · nl stoppen (to stop or slow a process etc.) · cmn 抑制 (to stop or slow a process etc.) · grc συλλαμβάνω (to take into legal custody) · ga coisc (to stop or slow a process etc.) · bg спирам (to stop or slow a process etc.) · hi प्रग्रहण (to take into legal custody) · pl aresztować (to take into legal custody) · uz hibsga olmoq (to take into legal custody) · da pågribe (to take into legal custody) · nl vatten (to take into legal custody) · sh uhićivati (to take into legal custody) · kix thōhlòuh (to take into legal custody) · fa حبس کردن (to take into legal custody) · fi padota (to stop or slow a process etc.) · hi निग्रह (to take into legal custody) · sv fånga (to catch the attention of) · hy ձերբակալել (to take into legal custody) · mk уапси (to take into legal custody) · fo handtaka (to take into legal custody) · fi pysäyttää (to stop the motion of) · lo ຈັບ (to take into legal custody) · sa प्रग्रहण (to take into legal custody) · ja 捕まえる (to take into legal custody) · ru задержа́ть (to stop or slow a process etc.) · et vahistama (to take into legal custody) · gl arrestar (to take into legal custody) · mi whakarau (to take into legal custody) · ml പിടികൂടുക (to take into legal custody) · da anholde (to take into legal custody) · cy arestio (to take into legal custody) · acw مِسِك (to take into legal custody) · bg приковавам (to catch the attention of) · ru прикова́ть (to catch the attention of) · kk тұтқындау (to take into legal custody) · mfe arete (to take into legal custody) · hu elfog (to take into legal custody) · mi mauhere (to take into legal custody) · sv stoppa (to stop or slow a process etc.) · ko 검거하다 (to take into legal custody) · sh ухапсити (to take into legal custody) · lt areštuoti (to take into legal custody) · es arrestar (to take into legal custody) · ru арестова́ть (to take into legal custody) · da stoppe (to stop or slow a process etc.) · fa دستگیر کردن (to take into legal custody) · he עָצַר (to take into legal custody) · ca arrestar (to take into legal custody) · cmn 阻止 (to stop or slow a process etc.) · nl in hechtenis nemen (to take into legal custody) · sh uhapsiti (to take into legal custody) · sk zatknúť (to take into legal custody) · sh хапсити (to take into legal custody) · th รวบ (to take into legal custody) · gd cuir ann am grèim (to take into legal custody) · de arretieren (to stop or slow a process etc.)