arrest

/əˈɹɛst/

A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something.

The condition of being stopped, standstill.

The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.

A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.

A device to physically arrest motion.

The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.

Any seizure by power, physical or otherwise.

A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse.