arrests

ar-rests · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Multiple instances of seizing someone by legal authority.

  2. 2.

    Seizes by legal authority.

  3. 3.

    Stops or checks progress.

  4. 4.

    Attracts and holds attention.

Related words

Antonyms: releases
See also: arrest, arrested, detentions
Synonyms: apprehensions, detentions, seizures

Etymology

From Old French arester ("to stop, stay"), from Vulgar Latin arrestare.