arrest

arrest (http://definr.com/arrest)

     n 1: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a
          criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the
          collar" [syn: apprehension, catch, collar, pinch,
           taking into custody]
     2: 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" [syn: check, halt, hitch, stay, stop,
         stoppage]
     v 1: take into custody, as of suspected criminals, by the police
          [syn: collar, nail, apprehend, pick up, nab, cop]
     2: 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 SE Asia"; "Contain the rebel
        movement"; "Turn back athe tide of communism" [syn: check,
         turn back, stop, contain, hold back]
     3: attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his
        eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" [syn: catch, get]
     4: cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress";
        "halt the presses" [syn: halt, hold]