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

The quality of being arrestable.

plural of arrestant

A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something. / The condition of being stopped, standstill. / (law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.

simple past tense and past participle of arrest

Having been stopped or prevented from developing; terminated prematurely. / Having been placed under arrest, or having been charged with a crime.

striking, gripping

present participle of arrest

plural of arrest

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arrest