LekhoriLekhoriA check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.
The condition of being stopped, standstill.
cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest
The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
State police made a total of 15 drug-related arrests across the city.
From Middle English arest (noun) and aresten (verb), from Old French areste (noun) and arester (“to stay, stop”, verb), from Vulgar Latin *arrestō, from Latin ad- (“to”) + restō (“to stop, remain behi...
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To stay, remain.
A white Starre[…]whiche to every mans sighte did lighte and arrest apon the Standard of Albry.
To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
To try to arrest the spiral of violence, I contacted Chief Buthelezi to arrange a meeting.