(law enforcement) Capable of, or suitable for, being arrested (taken into police custody). / (law) For which one can be arrested (taken into police custody).

The action of arresting (in any sense)

plural of arrestment

plural of arrestation

The act of stopping or slowing something (especially a process). / (dated) The act of catching someone's attention. / (dated) The act of arresting someone (taking them into legal custody).

Any substance that halts insect development, as used in pesticides.

Tending to stop or slow a process. / (dated) Tending to capture people’s attention.

plural of arrester

One who places another under arrest. / A device that stops or prevents, such as a railway buffer, or a spark arrester that prevents sparks from being released to start fires.

(obsolete, transitive) To stop the motion of (a person, animal, or body part). / (obsolete, intransitive) To stay, remain. / (transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).