Part 649

<h1>Arreptitious</h1> <Xpage=83>

<hw>Ar`rep*ti"tious</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>arreptitius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving; mad; crack-brained.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Odd, <b>arreptitious</b>, frantic extravagances. <i>Howell.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Arrest</h1> <Xpage=83>

<hw>Ar*rest"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Arrested</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Arresting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>aresten</ets>, OF. <ets>arester</ets>, F. <ets>arr\'88ter</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>arrestare</ets>; L. <ets>ad + restare</ets> to remain, stop; <ets>re + stare</ets> to stand. See <er>Rest</er> remainder.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; <as>as, to <ex>arrest</ex> the current of a river; to <ex>arrest</ex> the senses.</as></def>

<blockquote>Nor could her virtues the relentless hand Of Death <b>arrest</b>. <i>Philips.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; <as>as, to <ex>arrest</ex> one for debt, or for a crime</as>.</def>

<note>&hand; After his word Shakespeare uses <i>of</i> ("I <i>arrest</i> thee <i>of</i> high treason") or <i>on</i>; the modern usage is <i>for</i>.</note>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; <as>as, to <ex>arrest</ex> the eyes or attention</as>.</def>

<i>Buckminster.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>We may <b>arrest</b> our thoughts upon the divine mercies. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To obstruct; delay; detain; check; hinder; stop; apprehend; seize; lay hold of.</syn>

<h1>Arrest</h1> <Xpage=83>

<hw>Ar*rest"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To tarry; to rest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Arrest</h1> <Xpage=83>

<hw>Ar*rest"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>arest</ets>, <ets>arrest</ets>, OF. <ets>arest</ets>, F. <ets>arr\'88t</ets>, fr. <ets>arester</ets>. See <er>Arrest</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>, <er>Arr<?/t</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; <as>as, an <ex>arrest</ex> of development</as>.</def>

<blockquote>As the <b>arrest</b> of the air showeth. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.</def>

<blockquote>William . . . ordered him to be put under <b>arrest</b>. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>[Our brother Norway] sends out <b>arrests</b> On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<note>&hand; An arrest may be made by seizing or touching the body; but it is sufficient in the party be within the power of the officer and submit to the arrest. In Admiralty law, and in old English practice, the term is applied to the seizure of property.</note>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Any seizure by power, physical or moral.</def>

<blockquote>The sad stories of fire from heaven, the burning of his sheep, etc., . . . were sad <b>arrests</b> to his troubled spirit. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named <i>rat-tails</i>.</def>

<i>White.</i>

<cs><col>Arrest of judgment</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the staying or stopping of a judgment, after verdict, for legal cause. The motion for this purpose is called a motion in <i>arrest of judgment<i>.</cd></cs>