Arrest

ar-rest′, v.t. to stop: to seize: to catch the attention: to apprehend by legal authority.— n. stoppage: seizure by warrant.— adj. Arrest′able , liable to be arrested.— n. Arrestā′tion , the act of arresting: arrest.— adj. Arrest′ive , with a tendency to arrest.— n. Arrest′ment ( law ), detention of a person arrested till liberated on bail, or by security: ( Scots law ) the proce which prohibits a debtor from making payment to his creditor until another debt due to the person making use of the arrestment by such creditor is paid. [O. Fr. a rester —L. ad , to, restāre , to stand still.]