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Definición y significado de arrest
Definición
arrest (n.)
1.the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
2.the state of inactivity following an interruption"the negotiations were in arrest" "held them in check" "during the halt he got some lunch" "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow" "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
arrest (v. trans.)
1.stop from happening or developing"Block his election" "Halt the process"
2.hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of"Arrest the downward trend" "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia" "Contain the rebel movement" "Turn back the tide of communism"
3.take into custody"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
4.attract and fix"His look caught her" "She caught his eye" "Catch the attention of the waiter"
5.cause to stop"Halt the engines" "Arrest the progress" "halt the presses"
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Merriam Webster
ArrestAr*rest" (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrested; p. pr. & vb. n. Arresting.] [OE. aresten, OF. arester, F. arrêter, fr. LL. arrestare; L. ad + restare to remain, stop; re + stare to stand. See Rest remainder.]
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. Philips.
2. (Law) To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
☞ After this word Shakespeare uses of (“I arrest thee of high treason”) or on; the modern usage is for.
3. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention. Buckminster.
4. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate. [Obs.]
We may arrest our thoughts upon the divine mercies. Jer. Taylor.
Syn. -- To obstruct; delay; detain; check; hinder; stop; apprehend; seize; lay hold of.
ArrestAr*rest", v. i. To tarry; to rest. [Obs.] Spenser.
ArrestAr*rest", n. [OE. arest, arrest, OF. arest, F. arrêt, fr. arester. See Arrest, v. t., Arr�t.]
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. Bacon.
2. (Law) The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
William . . . ordered him to be put under arrest. Macaulay.
[Our brother Norway] sends out arrests
On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys. Shak.
☞ An arrest may be made by seizing or touching the body; but it is sufficient in the party be within the power of the officer and submit to the arrest. In Admiralty law, and in old English practice, the term is applied to the seizure of property.
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. Jer. Taylor.
4. (Far.) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails. White.
Arrest of judgment (Law), the staying or stopping of a judgment, after verdict, for legal cause. The motion for this purpose is called a motion in arrest of judgment.
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Sinónimos
arrest (n.)
apprehension, attachment, bust, catch, check, collar, committal, detention, halt, hindrance, hitch, interruption, obstruction, pinch, restraint, seizure, stay, stop, stoppage, taking into custody
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Ver también
arrest (v. trans.)
↘ apprehender, apprehension, break, captive, catch, collar, committal, con, convict, detainee, detention, imprisonment, inmate, jail sentence, pinch, prison sentence, prison term, sentence, taking into custody, time, yardbird, yard bird ↗ cooler, pen, prison, prison house
Frases
⇨ Cardiac Arrest • Cardiac Arrest, Induced • Cardiac Arrest, Sudden • Cardiac Sinus Arrest • Cardiac arrest • Cardiac arrest due to anaesthesia during labour and delivery • Cardiac arrest due to anaesthesia during pregnancy • Cardiac arrest due to anaesthesia during the puerperium • Cardiac arrest following caesarean or other obstetric surgery or procedures, including delivery NOS • Cardiac arrest following conditions classifiable to O00░O07 • Cardiac arrest with successful resuscitation • Cardiac arrest, unspecified • Cardiopulmonary Arrest • Circulatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia Induced • Deep transverse arrest • Epiphyseal arrest • Epiphyseal arrest | ankle and foot • Epiphyseal arrest | forearm • Epiphyseal arrest | hand • Epiphyseal arrest | lower leg • Epiphyseal arrest | multiple sites • Epiphyseal arrest | other • Epiphyseal arrest | pelvic region and thigh • Epiphyseal arrest | shoulder region • Epiphyseal arrest | site unspecified • Epiphyseal arrest | upper arm • European arrest warrant • Growth Arrest And DNA Damage-Inducible Protein 153 • Heart Arrest • Heart Arrest, Induced • Induced Cardiac Arrest • Induced Heart Arrest • REM Sleep-Related Sinus Arrest • Respiratory arrest • Sinus Arrest, Cardiac • Sinus Arrest, REM Sleep-Related • Sudden Cardiac Arrest • arrest warrant • cardiac arrest • cardiopulmonary arrest • house arrest • place under arrest • resisting arrest • respiratory arrest • under arrest
⇨ 6P/d'Arrest • 9133 d'Arrest • Alberto Fujimori's arrest and trial • Arbitrary arrest and detention • Arrest (disambiguation) • Arrest and Trial • Arrest and assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem • Arrest of Christ • Arrest of Jesus • Arrest of Maria Lourdes Afiuni • Arrest power • Arrest warrant • Arrest warrants • Arrest, Somme • Augusto Pinochet's arrest and trial • Cardiac Arrest (TV series) • Cardiac Arrest (album) • Cardiac Arrest (film) • Cardiac Arrest (song) • Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival • Cardiac arrest • Cardiac arrest (disambiguation) • Case Concerning the Arrest Warrant of 11 April 2000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium) • Citizen's arrest • Citizens Arrest • Citizens arrest • D'Arrest (crater) • Drug arrest • European Arrest Warrant • Faeq al-Mir arrest controversy • Fall arrest • False arrest • Heinrich Louis d'Arrest • Heinrich d'Arrest • Henry Louis Gates arrest controversy • Hood Arrest • House Arrest (M*A*S*H) • House Arrest (The Sopranos) • House Arrest (album) • House Arrest (film) • House Arrest (song) • House arrest • House arrest (disambiguation) • House-arrest • Investigation and the arrest of Alfred Dreyfus • Karunanidhi midnight arrest • List of You're Under Arrest characters • List of You're Under Arrest episodes • List of You're Under Arrest media • Maternal effect dominant embryonic arrest • One Arrest • Police stop, search, detention and arrest powers in the United Kingdom • Power of arrest • Resisting arrest • Resisting unlawful arrest • Respiratory arrest • Searches incident to a lawful arrest • Self-arrest • Sinoatrial arrest • Smile...You're Under Arrest! • Spermatogenesis arrest • Stanley Miller arrest controversy • Taney Arrest Warrant • The Arrest • The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly • Traumatic arrest • Vic Reeves' House Arrest • You're Under Arrest (TV Drama) • You're Under Arrest (album) • You're Under Arrest!
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