单词 | arrest |
释义 | arrest v. & n. --vtr.   1. a seize (a person) and take into custody, esp. by legal authority. b seize (a ship) by legal authority.   2. stop or check (esp. a process or moving thing).   3. a attract (a person's attention). b attract the attention of (a person). --n   1. the act of arresting or being arrested, esp. the legal seizure of a person.   2. a stoppage or check (cardiac arrest). Phrases and idioms arrest of judgement Law the staying of proceedings, notwithstanding a verdict, on the grounds of a material irregularity in the course of the trial. Derivatives arrestingly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF arester ult. f. L restare remain, stop |
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