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1Arrest — For other uses, see Arrest (disambiguation). Lucy Parsons after her arrest for rioting during an unemployment protest at Hull House in Chicago, Illinois. 1915 …
2arrest — ar·rest 1 /ə rest/ n [Middle French arest, from arester to stop, seize, arrest, ultimately from Latin ad to, at + restare to stay]: the restraining and seizure of a person whether or not by physical force by someone acting under authority (as a… …
3arrest warrant — see warrant Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. arrest warrant …
4arrest — vb 1 Arrest, check, interrupt mean to stop in mid course. Arrest implies a holding fixed in the midst of movement, development, or progress and usually a prevention of further advance until someone or something effects a release {arrest the… …
5Arrest — Ar*rest , n. [OE. arest, arrest, OF. arest, F. arr[^e]t, fr. arester. See {Arrest}, v. t., {Arr?t}.] 1. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development. [1913 Webster] As …
6Arrest of judgment — Arrest Ar*rest , n. [OE. arest, arrest, OF. arest, F. arr[^e]t, fr. arester. See {Arrest}, v. t., {Arr?t}.] 1. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development. [1913… …
7Arrest (disambiguation) — Arrest may refer to: * Arrest, the action of police or other authority, or even in some circumstances a private civilian, to apprehend and take under guard a person who is suspected of committing a crime * Arrest, a commune of the Somme… …
8Arrest [1] — Arrest (lat. Arrestum), der auf Befehl einer Behörde äußerlich beschränkte Zustand der natürlichen Freiheit einer Person od. des Sachenverkehrs; 1) in criminalrechtlicher Beziehung entweder Strafarrest (s. u. Strafe) od. Defentionsgefängniß… …
9person under arrest — index captive, prisoner Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10Person of interest — is a phrase used by law enforcement when announcing the name of someone involved in a criminal investigation who has not yet been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It is often used as a euphemism for suspect , and can sometimes result in a …
