Arrest

  • 51arrest — verb 1》 seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody.     ↘seize and detain (a ship) by legal authority. 2》 stop or check (progress or a process). 3》 [usu. as adjective arresting] attract the attention of: an arresting shade of… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 52arrest — ar•rest [[t]əˈrɛst[/t]] v. t. 1) law to seize (a person) by legal authority; take into custody 2) to catch and hold; engage: A noise arrested our attention[/ex] 3) to check the course of; stop: to arrest a disease[/ex] 4) law the taking of a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 53arrest —   1. Seize. Hopu, hopuna.    ♦ Warrant of arrest, palapala hopu.    ♦ Freedom from arrest, pakele mai ka hopu ia.   2. Check. Ke ake a, ke a, ho oke a …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 54arrest — v. & n. v.tr. 1 a seize (a person) and take into custody, esp. by legal authority. b seize (a ship) by legal authority. 2 stop or check (esp. a process or moving thing). 3 a attract (a person s attention). b attract the attention of (a person). n …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 55arrest — See: UNDER ARREST …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 56arrest — See: UNDER ARREST …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 57arrest — 1. noun /əˈɹɛst/ a) A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something b) The condition of being stopped, standstill. 2. verb /əˈɹɛst/ a) To …

    Wiktionary

  • 58arrest — See: under arrest …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 59arrest — ar|rest sb., en, er, erne (foreløbig fængsling; arresthus; JURA foreløbig beslaglæggelse), i sms. arrest , fx arrestbetjent …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 60arrest — strigdiklis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Įtaisas jautrių matuoklių (svarstyklių, elektrinių matuoklių) judamosioms dalims laikinai įstrigdyti nedarbo padėtyje. atitikmenys: angl. arrest vok. Arretiervorrichtung, f;… …

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