arrestation

[Fr. arrestation.] The act of arresting; the state of being arrested. ( Webster.) ar-rěs'-těd, pa. par. [ARREST, v.] Biol. Arrested development: Development arrested at some stage of its progre . (See the example.) "Arrested development differs from arrested growth, as parts in the former state still continue to grow, whilst sti still retaining their early condition. Various monstrosities come under this head."- Darwin : Descent of Man, pt. i., ch. iv.