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Adjective
/əˈrestiNG/,
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Striking; eye-catching,
  1. Striking; eye-catching
    • - at 6 feet 6 inches he was an arresting figure
  2. A person or agency that seizes and detains (someone or something) by legal authority
    • - the arresting officer
  1. commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"
  2. (arrest) collar: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
  3. (arrest) apprehension: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
  4. (arrest) check: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
  5. (arrest) the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
  6. (arrest) catch: attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
  7. Arresting is a small rural village in the Kelheim district of Lower Bavaria, first mentioned in 1086. It is situated about 7 km north of Neustadt an der Donau, on the left bank of the Danube. There are some 130 inhabitants. ...
  8. An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the investigation and prevention of crime or harm to others and oneself as well. The term is Anglo-Norman in origin and is related to the French word arrêt, meaning "stop".
  9. (The Arrest) Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1970 rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. The album musical is a musical dramatisation of the last week of the life of Jesus Christ, beginning with his entry into Jerusalem and ending with the Crucifixion. ...
  10. (arrestingly) In a way or to an extent that is arresting
  11. (arrest) A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something; The condition of being stopped, standstill; The act of arresting a criminal, suspect etc; A confinement, detention, as after an arrest; A device to physically arrest motion; To stop the motion of (a person or animal). ...
  12. (arrested) Having been stopped or prevented from developing
  13. (arrest) The legal capture of a person that is charged with a crime.
  14. (Arrest) To take into custody by legal authority.
  15. (Arrest) The procedure where a person is taken into police custody to be charged with a criminal offence or to be brought before a court, and must remain in police custody until they receive bail or until a court deals with their charges.
  16. (Arrest) The detention of a vessel until the purpose of the arrest has been fulfilledAssessor.A person who officially estimates the value of goods for the purpose of apportioning the sum payable in the settlement of claims
  17. (Arrest) To seize and hold under authority of the law.
  18. (Arrest) is the taking of a person into physical custody to answer a criminal charge or civil demand.
  19. (Arrest) To deprive a person of liberty or freedom of movement.
  20. (Arrest) The action of the police, or person acting under the law, to take a person into custody so that they may be forthcoming to answer for the commission of a crime.
  21. (arrest) To take a person into custody for the purpose of charging the person with a crime.
  22. To arrest is to attach the funds or property of a debtor or the defender of an action in the hands of a third party. Arrestment may be in execution of diligence, or in securityfor an action. ...
  23. (Arrest) The taking of someone into police custody.
  24. An arrest occurs once the police take a person into custody.  The police are required to advise the individual of certain rights available to him/her.
  25. (Arrest) the process of taking a person accused of a crime into custody (jail) by a law enforcement officer.