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Arrest: Definition, Examples, and Usage Guide (2 meaning)
Meaning 1：take into custody (arrest)
arrest
/əˈrɛst/
vt./n.
When the police catch someone and take them away because they believe the person has done something against the law.
take into custody
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/teɪk ˈɪntuː ˈkʌstədi/
vt./n.
To seize and hold a person by legal authority, usually due to suspicion of a crime.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
From Latin 'ad-' (to) + 'restare' (to stop).
💡 Mnemonic
Think: 'A rest stops movement — arrest stops a person or a process.'
📖 Example
The police finally managed to arrest the suspect after a week-long search.
The police finally managed to arrest the suspect after a week-long search.
🔗 Collocations
arrest warrant – A legal document authorizing the arrest of a person
place under arrest – To officially arrest someone
resist arrest – To try to avoid being arrested
🔄 Synonyms
📖 Cultural Story
In law, 'arrest' refers to taking a person into custody; in medicine, 'cardiac arrest' means heart stoppage, showing the word's dual usage.
Meaning 2：stop or halt (arrest)
arrest
/əˈrɛst/
vt./n.
To stop something that is happening or developing, especially something bad.
stop or halt
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/stɒp ɔːr hɔːlt/
vt./n.
To bring to a stop, especially something harmful or progressive, such as a disease or process.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
The new medicine was able to arrest the spread of the infection.
The new medicine was able to arrest the spread of the infection.
🔗 Collocations
arrest the progress – To stop the advancement of something
arrest decay – To stop the process of decay
arrest development – To halt growth or development
🔄 Synonyms
🚫 Antonyms
accelerate (v.) – To increase speed or progress
promote (v.) – To encourage or further
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