Lexica → Word → arrest
| Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Letter name | a |
| Pronounciation | /eɪ/ |
| Word: | arrest |
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| Pronounciation: | |
| Century: | 14th |
| DA Name: | arrest |
| Era: | C.E. |
| Origin: | Original |
| Type: | Official |
| Source Language: | French |
Source Language Words: | "to cause to stop," 1375, from O.Fr. arester "to stay, stop," from V.L. *arrestare, from L. ad- "to" + restare "to stop, remain behind, stay back," from re- "back" + stare "to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Meaning "detain legally" is first recorded 1375. Fig. sense of "to catch and hold (the attention, etc.)" is from 1814; arresting in this sense is from 1792. |
| Source Text: | |
Definition: | To deprive a person of his liberty by legal authority. Taking, under real or assumed authority,custody of another for the purpose of holding or detaining him to answer a criminal charge or civil demand. |