ad- ‘at, to’ + restare ‘remain, stop’

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1. seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody:

〈警察などが〉 «…の罪で» 〈人〉を逮捕する, 検挙する «for»

e.g. the police arrested him for possession of marijuana

e.g. two youths aged 16 were arrested.

2. stop or check (progress or a process):

｟かたく｠ 〈発達･進行･病気など〉をくい止める, 阻止する, 遅らせる

e.g. the spread of the disease can be arrested

e.g. (as adjective arrested) : arrested development may occur.

no object suffer a heart attack:

e.g. they were trying to resuscitate a patient who had arrested.

3. attract the attention of (someone):

｟かたく｠ 〈事･物などが〉〈人の注意･関心〉を引く, 引きつける(attract)

e.g. his attention was arrested by a strange sound.

1. the action of seizing someone to take into custody:

〖具体例ではan ～/～s〗 (警察などによる)逮捕, 検挙; 拘束(→ house arrest)

e.g. I have a warrant for your arrest

e.g. they placed her under arrest

e.g. at least 69 arrests were made.

2. a stoppage or sudden cessation of motion:

〘医〙 停止, 止まる, 止めること

e.g. a respiratory arrest.

late Middle English: from Old French arester, based on Latin ad- ‘at, to’ + restare ‘remain, stop’.