English Explanatory Dictionary

arrestation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of arresting.
  2. The act of stopping or slowing something (especially a process).
  3. The act of catching someone's attention.
  4. The act of arresting someone (taking them into legal custody).

Word forms

arrestation arrestations

Etymology

From French arrestation, from Latin arrestatio.

Synonyms

arrest
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