Arrested
/əˈrɛstɪd/
Definitions
2 meaningsTo take someone into custody by legal authority.
/əˈrɛstɪd/
To seize and detain under the authority of the law.
The police arrested the thief.
💡 Simply: To stop someone and take them to jail.
More Examples
He was arrested for shoplifting.
How It's Used
"The police arrested him for speeding."
"The suspect was arrested and charged with murder."
Stopped or prevented from further progress.
/əˈrɛstɪd/
Stopped or hindered.
The growth of the plant was arrested by the frost.
💡 Simply: Stopped from growing or progressing.
More Examples
His career was arrested by a serious injury.
How It's Used
"His development was arrested by the illness."
From the past participle of the verb "arrest," ultimately from Old French "arrester" meaning "to stop, seize."
The word has long held its core meaning of 'seized' but the less common adjectival use describing a halting of development emerged later.
Memory tip
Think of 'rest' as in to stop someone's movements.