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arrest
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[ verb ] (law,criminal law) take into custody, as of suspected criminals, by the police
Used in print (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)Cook had discovered a beef in his possession a_few days earlier and , when he could not show the hide , arrested him . Three weeks later following his recovery , armed with a writ issued by the Catskill justice on affidavits prepared by the district_attorney , Cook and Russell rode to arrest Martinez . They were reluctant to appoint sheriffs to protect the property , thus running_the_risk of creating disturbances such_as that on the Vermejo , and yet the cowboys protested that they got no salary for arresting cattle_thieves and running_the_risk of being shot . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (criminal law) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
Synonyms Examples "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" Used in print (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)Although wanted by the sheriff for killing an old_man named Asher_Jones , the warrant for his arrest had never been served . |
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[ verb ] hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Examples "Arrest the downward trend" "Check the growth of communism in SE Asia" "Contain the rebel movement" "Turn back the tide of communism" Used in print (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)The purpose of_this provision was thus explained in the Court 's opinion : `` Section 7 is designed to arrest in its incipiency not_only the substantial lessening of competition from the acquisition by one corporation of the whole or any part of the stock of a competing corporation , but also to arrest in their incipiency restraints or monopolies in a relevant market which , as a reasonable probability , appear at the time of suit likely to result from the acquisition by one corporation of all or any part of the stock of any other corporation . The purpose of_this provision was thus explained in the Court 's opinion : `` Section 7 is designed to arrest in its incipiency not_only the substantial lessening of competition from the acquisition by one corporation of the whole or any part of the stock of a competing corporation , but also to arrest in their incipiency restraints or monopolies in a relevant market which , as a reasonable probability , appear at the time of suit likely to result from the acquisition by one corporation of all or any part of the stock of any other corporation . Related terms |
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[ verb ] attract and fix
Examples "His look caught her" "She caught his eye" "Catch the attention of the waiter" Used in print (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)Although a look of alarm passed_over his face , he did not arrest his movements but disappeared into the shower_room just as the chambermaid emerged from number nine . |
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[ noun ] the state of inactivity following an interruption
Examples "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" |
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[ noun ] the act of stopping (usually stopping motion)
Examples "the heart was in arrest" "war caused a check in the company's growth" "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow" Related terms act stop obstruction stop sojourn crosscheck poke_check ice_hockey stay stay |
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