Arrest1. (v. t.) To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
2. (v. t.) To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
3. (v. t.) To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
4. (v. t.) To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.
5. (v. i.) To tarry; to rest.
6. (n.) The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
7. (n.) The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
8. (v. t.) Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
9. (n.) A scruffiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails.
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