Arrest

1. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
2. Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
3. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.
4. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
5. To tarry; to rest.
6. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
7. To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
8. A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails.
9. The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.