[əˈrɛst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody
(e.g: the police arrested him for possession of marijuana)

- stop or check (progress or a process)
(e.g: the spread of the disease can be arrested)

- attract the attention of (someone)
(e.g: the church's stillness arrested her)


Phrases:
- arrest of judgement

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French arester, based on Latin ad- ‘at, to’ + restare ‘remain, stop’

[əˈrɛst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the action of seizing someone and taking them into custody
(e.g: I have a warrant for your arrest)

- a stoppage or sudden cessation of motion
(e.g: a respiratory arrest)


Phrases:
- arrest of judgement

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French arester, based on Latin ad- ‘at, to’ + restare ‘remain, stop’