Translate arrest | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of arrest
verb
[with object] 1seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody:the police arrested him for possession of marijuana two youths aged 16 were arrested
2stop or check (progress or a process):the spread of the disease can be arrested (as adjective arrested)arrested development may occur [no object] suffer a heart attack:they were trying to resuscitate a patient who had arrested
3attract the attention of (someone):his attention was arrested by a strange sound
noun
1the action of seizing someone to take into custody:I have a warrant for your arrest they placed her under arrest at least 69 arrests were made
2a stoppage or sudden cessation of motion:a respiratory arrest
