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arrest Definition

ar·rest (ə rest′)

transitive verb

  1. to stop or check the motion, course, or spread of
  2. to seize or take into custody by authority of the law
  3. to catch and keep (one's attention, sight, etc.)

Etymology: ME aresten < OFr arester < VL *arrestare < L ad-, to + restare, to stop, rest

noun

  1. an arresting or being arrested; esp., a taking or being taken into custody by authority of the law
  2. a thing for checking motion

Etymology: ME & OFr arest < the v.

arrest Related Forms
ar·rest′·ee noun ar·rest′er noun or ar·res′·tor
arrest Idioms

under arrest

in legal custody, as of the police

arrest Synonyms

arrest

n.

  1. Legal restraint

    apprehension, taking into custody, imprisonment, commitment, confinement, incarceration, capture, protective custody, preventive custody, restraining, taking by force, constraint, seizure, detention, pinch*, pickup*, bust*, collar*; see also imprisonment 1.

    Antonyms freeing*, acquittal*, release. *

  2. Act of stopping

    check, checking, stay, staying, stoppage, interruption, hindrance, obstruction, restraining, cessation, prevention, suspension, suppression, holdup*, letup*; *see also delay 1, restraint 2.

    Antonyms action*, continuation*, extension.

under arrest

arrested, in custody, caught, apprehended, taken into custody, seized, taken in, handcuffed, confined, jailed, imprisoned, detained, shut up, penned up, put in irons, sent to prison, busted, sent to jail, booked, pinched*, collared*, nabbed*, sent up the river*.

arrest Synonyms

arrest

v.

  1. To seize legally

    apprehend, take into custody, take charge of, take hold of, hold, place under arrest, take into protective custody, capture, seize by legal warrant, take by authority, imprison, jail, incarcerate, detain, secure, seize, get, catch, take prisoner, lay by the heels*, lay one's hands on*, nab*, collar*, grab*, run in*, pick up*, bust*, nail*. *

    Antonyms free*, liberate*, parole. *

  2. To stop

    restrain, restrict, slow down, check; see halt 2, hinder, prevent.

arrest Law Definition

n

The intentional deprivation, whether actual or constructive, of a person’s freedom by legal authorities using forcible restraint, seizure, or otherwise taking the individual into custody, especially in response to a warrant or a suspicion based on probable cause that the person being arrested has committed a crime. The person making the arrest must have the present power to control the person being arrested. Furthermore, the intent to make an arrest must be communicated to the individual who is being detained and that person must understand that the seizure or detention is an intentional arrest. See also privilege and resisting arrest.
citizen’s arrest
An arrest made by a private individual rather than by a law enforcement officer. Such arrests are lawful only if 1) an offense was committed in the presence of the person making the arrest, or 2) the person making the arrest has reasonable cause to believe that the person arrested has committed a felony.
false arrest
An arrest made by a person who falsely claims to be a law enforcement officer or by a law enforcement officer who has no legal grounds for making an arrest. See also false imprisonment.
malicious arrest
  1. An arrest made without probable cause and for an improper purpose.
  2. An arrest made with knowledge that the person arrested did not commit the crime he is charged with. See also malicious prosecution.
parol arrest
An arrest ordered by a judge or magistrate while presiding over a court proceeding. Such an arrest is done without a written complaint and is executed immediately, for example, an arrest of a person in a courtroom who has been found in contempt of court.
pretextual arrest
A valid arrest made for a minor offense with the intent to hold the person in custody while investigating his involvement in a more serious offense for which there is yet no lawful grounds to arrest the suspect.
warrantless arrest
An arrest made in a public place without a warrant that is based on either the probable cause that the person committed a felony or the person committing a misdemeanor in the law enforcement officer’s presence.
arrest Usage Examples

Object

  • suspect: Chief Inspector Edward Greeno, who was heading the inquiry into Miriam's murder, was notified of the arrested suspect 's description.
  • protestor: Under tough new measures, police will be able to arrest protestors outside scientists ' homes and ban them from the area.

Preposition: on

  • suspicion: Friday, March 18, 2005 Two men have been arrested on suspicion of drug offenses during two seperate operations in the city.

Subject

  • Gestapo: The persons arrested by the Gestapo were as a rule sent to concentration camps.

Converse of object

  • resist: Lee broken mikes fronting slack Punk they cut a smile into our faces with still half an audience resisting arrest.
  • evade: Most of the Samasamajists fortunately evaded arrest, but were in constant danger of discovery.

Adjective modifier

  • cardiac: Will giving electric shocks to a patient who is not in cardiac arrest be more harmful than just waiting for the professionals to arrive?
  • wrongful: In regard to the claim for wrongful arrest, the trial judge held that the appellant's arrest had been lawful.
  • arbitrary: No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
  • respiratory: Perhaps we saw a cocaine friend die of respiratory arrest, and still we went on using!

Modifies a noun

  • warrant: Cohen filed a motion to vacate the arrest warrant, citing the threat to human life.
  • referral: He played a key role in introducing the first drug arrest referral scheme which was initially piloted at Oxford custody.
  • bhavanga: They experience this object through the mind-door, which is the citta preceding the mind-door adverting-consciousness, the bhavangupaccheda, arrest bhavanga 6.
  • lanyard: PPE Using twin energy-absorbing fall arrest lanyards incorrectly has been highlighted.

Noun used with modifier

  • cell-cycle: Nonetheless, it has been shown that, in certain cells, WT1 can induce cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis ( Ref.

Preposition: for

  • drink-driving: When the owner went to look at the damage, she was arrested for drink-driving.
  • possession: Police who arrest for the possession of ecstasy are ' wasting valuable police resources ' he said.
  • offense: A young person arrested for a further offense within 2 years will virtually always go to Court.
  • murder: His troubles were not over with his rescue as he was arrested for the murder of one of the rioters, William Fudge.

Preposition: by

  • Gestapo: The persons arrested by the Gestapo were as a rule sent to concentration camps.
arrest Quotes

At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless; Neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is, But neither arrest nor movement.

—Eliot,T(homas) S(tearns)