Nor could her virtues the relentless hand Of Death
arrest. --Philips.
2. (Law) To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law;
as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
Note: After this word Shakespeare uses of (``I arrest thee of
high treason'') or on; the modern usage is for.
3. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the
eyes or attention. --Buckminster.
4. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate. [Obs.]
We may arrest our thoughts upon the divine mercies.
--Jer. Taylor.
Syn: To obstruct; delay; detain; check; hinder; stop;
apprehend; seize; lay hold of.