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arrester

Variant of arrest

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.)

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

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