arrestation.
The act of arresting.
Meaning & usage
The act of arresting. The act of stopping or slowing something (especially a process).
The act of arresting. The act of catching someone's attention.
The act of arresting. The act of arresting someone (taking them into legal custody).
Where this word comes from
From French arrestation, from Latin arrestatio.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.