Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
ARREST
I. transitive verb see: rest
Date: 14th century
1. to bring to a stop , check , slow , to make inactive , seize , capture , to catch suddenly and engagingly , arrester also arrestor noun arrestment noun
II. noun
Date: 14th century
1. the act of stopping, the condition of being stopped or inactive, the taking or detaining in custody by authority of law