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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- arrest :the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
- arrest :take into custody
- the police nabbed the suspected criminals
- arrest :the state of inactivity following an interruption
- the negotiations were in arrest|held them in check|during the halt he got some lunch|the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow|he spent the entire stop in his seat
- arrest :hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- Arrest the downward trend|Check the growth of communism in South East Asia|Contain the rebel movement|Turn back the tide of communism
- arrest :attract and fix
- His look caught her|She caught his eye|Catch the attention of the waiter
- arrest :cause to stop
- Halt the engines|Arrest the progress|halt the presses