arrest

ə'rest 1. verb

1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) arrestere, fengsle

2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) stanse, hindre

2. noun

1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) arrestasjon, fengsling

2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) stans, stopp

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- under arrest

arrestere

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fengsle

I

subst. \/əˈrest\/

1) pågripelse, anholdelse, arrestasjon, fengsling

2) stans, stopp

3) (jus) beslag, beslagleggelse

arrest of judgement (jus) tilbakeholdelse av dom, utsettelse av dom

be under arrest være arrestert

cardiac arrest (medisin) hjertestans

place\/put under arrest arrestere, sette i arrest

right of arrest (jus) arrestrett

II

verb \/əˈrest\/

1) pågripe, anholde, arrestere, fengsle

2) stanse, hindre, bremse

• arrest the growth of something

hindre utbredelsen av noe

3) beslaglegge, ta arrest i

4) (overført) fengsle, fange, legge beslag på

arrest somebody's attention legge beslag på noens oppmerksomhet, fange noens oppmerksomhet

• the musical box arrested the baby's attention

spilledåsen fanget babyens oppmerksomhet