Arrest

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Definition: Meaning of, arrest in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / əˈrɛst /

Word Forms:

Prsesent	Past	Past Participle
arrest	arrested	arrested

Present Participle	Third Person Singular
arresting	arrests

[transitive]

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Word Forms:

Singular	Plural
arrest	arrests

[uncountable and countable]

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arrest used in phrases

arrest warrant (noun)
1. law a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court
cardiac arrest (noun)
1. usually caused by ventricular fibrillation absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
cardiopulmonary arrest (noun)
1. usually caused by ventricular fibrillation absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death
citizen's arrest (noun)
1. when a person who is not a police officer catches someone and presents them to the police because they have done something illegal
house arrest (noun)
1. be under house arrest to be kept as a prisoner by a government, staying inside your house rather than in a prison
resisting arrest (noun)
1. law physical efforts to oppose a lawful arrest; the resistance is classified as assault and battery upon the person of the police officer attempting to make the arrest
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Pronunciation: ˈmɪnɪt hand

Parts of Speech: noun

the long thin piece of metal that points to the minutes on a clock or watch [↪ hour hand]

arrest warrant