We may arrest our thoughts upon the divine mercies.
Jer. Taylor.
Syn. -- To obstruct; delay; detain; check; hinder; stop; apprehend; seize; lay hold of.
Ar*rest", v. i. To tarry; to rest. [Obs.] Spenser.
Ar*rest", n. [OE. arest, arrest, OF. arest, F. arrêt, fr. arester. See Arrest, v. t., Arr&?;t.] 1. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
As the arrest of the air showeth.
Bacon.
2. (Law) The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
William . . . ordered him to be put under arrest.
Macaulay.
[Our brother Norway] sends out arrests
On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys.
Shak.
An arrest may be made by seizing or touching the body; but it is sufficient in the party be within the power of the officer and submit to the arrest. In Admiralty law, and in old English practice, the term is applied to the seizure of property.