arrest
uh rest
- n the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- n the state of inactivity following an interruption
the negotiations were in arrest - v take into custody
- v hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- v attract and fix
- v cause to stop
- Analysis: Harith al-Dari was in danger of drifting into obscurity until the Iraqi government ordered his arrest.
- The arrest, coming only three days before the anniversary of Falcone's murder, was a boost for Italy's sagging international image and a major blow to the Corleone clan, which has .
- On their second arrest, users without violent past convictions get another round of treatment, and a maximum 12 months in jail.