arrest

/ə-ˈrest/

Middle English aresten, arresten "to stop, halt (something or someone), come to a halt, wait, restrain, seize (a lawbreaker), take into custody," borrowed from Anglo-French arester (also continental Old French), going back to Vulgar Latin *arrestāre, from Latin ad- ad-restāre "to remain, be left unchanged"

verb

  1. seize, capture; specifically : to take or keep in custody by authority of law

  2. to bring to a stop

  3. check, slow

noun

  1. the taking or detaining in custody by authority of law

  2. the act of stopping

  3. the condition of being stopped or inactive

The investigation led to his arrest.

noun

  1. temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat