English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of arrest

arrest

/noun/ गिरफ्तारी; गिरफ्तार करना; बन्दी बनाना; पकड़ना; अवरुद्ध करना; स्र्कावट; गरफ़्त;
/verb/सेकना; रोक रखना;

Synonym Capture; blocking; barricade; deter;

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English Dictionary:

1. Arrest

[v. i.]

- To tarry; to rest.

2. Arrest

[v. t.]

- To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
- To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
- To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
- To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.
- The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
- The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
- Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
- A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails.