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Webster 1913 Edition

Arrest

Ar-rest′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Arrested
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Arresting
.]
[OE.
aresten
, OF.
arester
, F.
arrêter
, fr. LL.
arrestare
; L.
ad
+
restare
to remain, stop;
re
+
stare
to stand. See
Rest
remainder.]
1.
To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of;
as, to
arrest
the current of a river; to
arrest
the senses.
Nor could her virtues the relentless hand
Of Death
arrest
.
Philips.
2.
(Law)
To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law;
as, to
arrest
one for debt, or for a crime
.
☞ After this word Shakespeare uses of (“I
arrest
thee
of
high treason”) or
on
; the modern usage is
for
.
3.
To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch;
as, to
arrest
the eyes or attention
.
Buckminster.
4.
To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.
[Obs.]
We may
arrest
our thoughts upon the divine mercies.
Jer. Taylor.
Syn. – To obstruct; delay; detain; check; hinder; stop; apprehend; seize; lay hold of.

Ar-rest′

,
Verb.
I.
To tarry; to rest.
[Obs.]
Spenser.

Ar-rest′

,
Noun.
[OE.
arest
,
arrest
, OF.
arest
, F.
arrêt
, fr.
arester
. See
Arrest
,
Verb.
T.
,
Arr[GREEK]t
.]
1.
The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint;
as, an
arrest
of development
.
As the
arrest
of the air showeth.
Bacon.
2.
(Law)
The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
William . . . ordered him to be put under
arrest
.
Macaulay.
[Our brother Norway] sends out
arrests

On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys.
Shakespeare
☞ An arrest may be made by seizing or touching the body; but it is sufficient in the party be within the power of the officer and submit to the arrest. In Admiralty law, and in old English practice, the term is applied to the seizure of property.
3.
Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
The sad stories of fire from heaven, the burning of his sheep, etc., . . . were sad
arrests
to his troubled spirit.
Jer. Taylor.
4.
(Far.)
A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; – also named rat-tails.
White.
Arrest of judgment
(Law)
,
the staying or stopping of a judgment, after verdict, for legal cause. The motion for this purpose is called a motion in arrest of judgment.

Webster 1828 Edition

Arrest

ARREST'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. resto, to stop; Eng. to rest. See Rest.]
1.
To obstruct; to stop; to check or hinder motion; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
2.
To take, seize or apprehend by virtue of a warrant from authority; as, to arrest one for debt or for a crime.
3.
To seize and fix; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
The appearance of such a person in the world, and at such a period, ought to arrest the consideration of every thinking mind.

ARREST'

,
Noun.
1.
The taking or apprehending of a person by virtue of a warrant from authority. An arrest is made by seizing or touching the body.
2.
Any seizure, or taking by power, physical or moral.
3.
A stop, hindrance or restraint.
4.
In law, an arrest of judgment is the staying or stopping of a judgment after verdict, for causes assigned. Courts have power to arrest judgment for intrinsic causes appearing upon the face of the record; as when the declaration varies from the original writ; when the verdict differs materially from the pleadings; or when the case laid in the declaration is not sufficient in point of law, to found an action upon. The motion for this purpose is called a motion in arrest of judgment.
5.
A mangy humor between the ham and pastern of the hind legs of a horse.

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