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 arrested
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 Ar·rest v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrested; p. pr. & vb. n. Arresting.]
 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.
 Note: ☞ 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.
 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.

 arrested
      adj : having development checked or reversed; "arrested
            tuberculosis" [syn: in remission]