"Arrest" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
In oriminal practice. The
Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.
To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to
arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest
the eyes or attention.
A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a
horse; -- also named rat-tails.
To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as,
to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion,
etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
To tarry; to rest.
The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of
law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
Of all feats of skill the most difficult is that of being honest.
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Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.
Read the complete definitionA mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the …
Read the complete definitionHence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal.
Read the complete definitionThe act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest; as, the felon, after his apprehension, escaped.
Read the complete definitionLat. In strict and safe custody or keephig. when a defendant is arrested on a capias ad satisfaciendum, (ca. sa.,) …
Read the complete definitionaristr v [A; a12] put under arrest. Aristahun ta ka, Ill put you under arrest. aristádu be under arrest. Aristádu …
Read the complete definitionaristu mandamyintu di- warrant of arrest.
Read the complete definitionIn oid English law. An arrest, (q. v
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Read the complete definitionThe person in whose hands is the property attached by arrestment.
Read the complete definitionIn Scotch law. The person in whose hands the movables of another, or a debt due to another, are arrested …
Read the complete definitionThe person at whose suit an arrestment is made.
Read the complete definitionOne who arrests.
Read the complete definitionIn Scotch law. one who sues out and obtains an arrestment of hls debtor’s goods or movable obligations. Ersk. Inst. …
Read the complete definitionStriking; attracting attention; impressive.
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Read the complete definitionTending to arrest.
Read the complete definitionThe arrest of a person, or the seizure of his effects; esp., a process by which money or movables in …
Read the complete definitionA stoppage or check.
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