arrest

1. A device for stopping motion, especially of a moving part.

2. The act of detaining in legal custody: the arrest of a criminal suspect.

3. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped.

4. The state of being so detained: a criminal under arrest.

5. The taking or detaining in custody by authority of law.

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1. To catch suddenly and engagingly .

2. To take or keep in custody by authority of law.

3. To make inactive .

4. To bring to a stop .

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1. To undergo cardiac arrest: The patient arrested en route to the hospital.

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1. To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.

2. To seize and hold under the authority of law.

3. To stop; check: a brake that automatically arrests motion; arrested the growth of the tumor.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
starer	6	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
starer	6
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arrest	6
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