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English

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A suspect being arrested, as in most countries handcuffed with the arms on the back

Etymology

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FromMiddle Englisharest(noun) andaresten(verb), fromOld Frenchareste(noun) andarester(“to stay, stop”,verb), fromVulgar Latin*arrestō, fromLatinad-(“to”) +restō(“to stop, remain behind, stay back”), fromre-(“back”) +stō(“to stand”), fromProto-Indo-European*steh₂-(“to stand”), equivalent toad- +‎rest. CompareFrencharrêter(“to stop”).

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Noun

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arrest (countable anduncountable,pluralarrests)

  1. Acheck,stop, an act or instance ofarresting something.
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  2. The condition of beingstopped,standstill.
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  3. (law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
    State police made a total of 15 drug-relatedarrests across the city.
  4. Aconfinement,detention, as after an arrest.
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  5. A device to physically arrestmotion.
  6. (nautical) The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
  7. (obsolete) Any seizure by power, physical or otherwise.
    • 1651–1653,Jer[emy] Taylor,ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ[Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published1655,→OCLC:
      The sad stories of fire from heaven, the burning of his sheep, etc.,[…] were sadarrests to his troubled spirit.
  8. (farriery) Ascurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse[1]

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Translations

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act or instance of arresting something
condition of being stopped
legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc
confinement, as after an arrest
device to physically arrest motion
nautical: judicial detention of a ship
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Verb

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arrest (third-person singular simple presentarrests,present participlearresting,simple past and past participlearrested)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) Tostop the motion of (a person, animal, or body part).[14th–19th c.]
    • c.1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe],Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published1592,→OCLC; reprinted asTamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press,1973,→ISBN,Act II, scene vii:
      An vncouth paine torments my grieued ſoule,
      And deatharreſts the organe of my voyce.
    • 1708, [John Philips], “Book I”, inCyder. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […],→OCLC,page11:
      Nor could her virtues, nor repeated vows Of thousand lovers, the relentless hand Of Deatharrest;
    • 1952,Doris Lessing,Martha Quest, Panther, published1974, page86:
      Mr. Van Rensberg broke the spell byarresting Martha as she trailed past him on Billy's arm, by pointing his pipestem at her and saying, ‘Hey, Matty, come here a minute.’
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) Tostay,remain.[14th–16th c.]
    • 1538, John Leland,Itineraries:
      A white Starre[…]whiche to every mans sighte did lighte andarrest apon the Standard of Albry.
  3. (transitive) Tostop or slow (a process, course etc.).[from 14th c.]
    • 1994, Nelson Mandela,Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London:Abacus, published2010, page707:
      To try toarrest the spiral of violence, I contacted Chief Buthelezi to arrange a meeting.
    • 1997: Chris Horrocks,Introducing Foucault, page 69 (Totem Books, Icon Books;→ISBN
      Knowledge replaced universal resemblance with finite differences. History wasarrested and turned into tables …Western reason had entered the age of judgement.
  4. (transitive) Toseize (someone) with the authority of thelaw; to take intolegalcustody.[from 14th c.]
    The police havearrested a suspect in the murder inquiry.
  5. (transitive) Tocatch the attention of.[from 19th c.]
    • 1919:P. G. Wodehouse,My Man Jeeves:
      There is something about this picture—something bold and vigorous, whicharrests the attention. I feel sure it would be highly popular.
  6. (intransitive, medicine) To undergocardiac arrest.
    • 2004, Euan A. Ashley, Josef Niebauer,Cardiology Explained, page66:
      Realizing the mistake immediately from the outline of the RCA on the fluoroscope screen, he rapidly removed the catheter – just as his patientarrested.

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Translations

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to stop the motion of
to stay, remain—seestay,‎remain
to stop or slow a process etc.
to take into legal custody
to catch the attention of
medicine: to undergo cardiac arrest
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  • Albanian:please add this translation if you can
  • Ancient Greek:(pleaseverify)ἄγω(ágō)
  • Basque:please add this translation if you can
  • Esperanto:(pleaseverify)aresti
  • Indonesian:please add this translation if you can
  • Italian:(pleaseverify)arrestare (it)
  • Norwegian:please add this translation if you can
  • Spanish:(pleaseverify)arrestar (es),(pleaseverify)coger (es),(pleaseverify)detener (es),(pleaseverify)prender (es)
  • Swahili:please add this translation if you can
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References

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  1. ^1817, James White,A Compendious Dictionary of the Veterinary Art.

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Catalan

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Noun

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arrest m (pluralarrestsorarrestos)

  1. arrest

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Danish

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Etymology

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ViaGermanArrest fromMiddle Frencharrest(“arrest”) (Frencharrêt), derived from the verbarrester(“to hold back, arrest”) (arrêter), borrowed toDanisharrestere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [aˈʁasd̥],[aˈʁɑsd̥]

Noun

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arrest c (singular definitearresten,plural indefinitearrester)

  1. arrest(the process of holding back a suspect)
  2. confinement,detention(a short-time prison)

Declension

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Declension ofarrest
common
gender		singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativearrestarrestenarresterarresterne
genitivearrestsarrestensarrestersarresternes

Dutch

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Dutcharrest, fromOld Frencharest.

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Noun

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arrest n (pluralarresten,diminutivearrestje n)

  1. (law)sentence passed by a highercourt
  2. (law)confiscation ordered by a legalruling
  3. (law, historical)detention,confinement, especially after being arrested

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Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromItalianarresto.

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Noun

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arrest m (pluralarresti)

  1. arrest,detention

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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FromOld Frencharester.

Noun

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arrest m (definite singulararresten,indefinite pluralarrester,definite pluralarrestene)

  1. arrest,custody,detention

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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FromOld Frencharester.

Noun

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arrest m (definite singulararresten,indefinite pluralarrestar,definite pluralarrestane)

  1. arrest,custody,detention

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Swedish

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Noun

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arrest c

  1. a location withholding cells or the like for temporarilydetaining people (usually at a police station)
    Synonym:(slang)kurra
    sitta iarresten
    be in theholding cell area / (by implication) be incustody
  2. arrest,custody,detention
    husarrest
    housearrest

Declension

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Declension ofarrest
nominativegenitive
singularindefinitearrestarrests
definitearrestenarrestens
pluralindefinitearresterarresters
definitearresternaarresternas

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