Arrest

imp. & p. p. Arrested; p. pr. & vb. n. Arresting

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.

2. To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime. (Law)
3. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
4. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate. [Obs.]

   We may arrest our thoughts upon the divine mercies.

1. To tarry; to rest. [Obs.]

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.

2. The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant. (Law)

   William . . . ordered him to be put under arrest.

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

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.

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