Results for arrest

Definitions of arrest:

part of speech: noun

The act of seizing; the state of being seized or detained by legal authority.

part of speech: noun

Stoppage: seizure by warrant.

part of speech: verb transitive

To stop or stay; to check or hinder the action or motion of; to seize, take, or apprehend by legal authority; to seize and fix, as the eye or attention.

part of speech: verb

To stop; to hinder; to restrain; to seize by authority.

part of speech: noun

Hindrance; restraint; seizure by authority.

part of speech: verb transitive

To stop: to seize: to apprehend by legal authority.

Usage examples for arrest:

• In exactly three minutes' time I shall put you under arrest "Fire-Tongue", Sax Rohmer

• " Conrector Philip Moritz, we arrest you in the name of the king! "Old Fritz and the New Era", Louise Muhlbach

• He came with the news of your arrest and he was going with me to get bail for you. "John Marsh's Millions", Charles Klein Arthur Hornblow

• For what should they arrest me? "A Woman's Burden", Fergus Hume