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Webster's English Dictionary

arrest

v. t. [OE. aresten, OF. arester, F. arrter, fr. LL. arrestare; L. ad + restare to remain, stop; re + stare to stand. See Rest remainder.]1. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses. ()

Nor could her virtues the relentless hand Of Death arrest. (Philips.)

2. (Law) To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime. ()

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3. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention. (Buckminster.)

4. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate. ()

We may arrest our thoughts upon the divine mercies. (Jer. Taylor.)

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v. i. To tarry; to rest. (Spenser.)

n. [OE. arest, arrest, OF. arest, F. arrt, fr. arester. See Arrest, v. t., Arrt.]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. (Law) 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 arrest. (Macaulay.)

[Our brother Norway] sends out arrests On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys. (Shak.)

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3. Any seizure by power, physical or moral. ()

The sad stories of fire from heaven, the burning of his sheep, etc., . . . were sad arrests to his troubled spirit. (Jer. Taylor.)

4. (Far.) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails. (White.)

Arrest of judgment (Law), the staying or stopping of a judgment, after verdict, for legal cause. The motion for this purpose is called a motion in arrest of judgment. ()