arrest

Pronunciation: [aˈʁasd̥]

“arrest” is a Danish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

arrest (the process of holding back a suspect)
confinement, detention (a short-time prison)

Etymology

Via German Arrest from Middle French arrest (“arrest”) (French arrêt), derived from the verb arrester (“to hold back, arrest”) (arrêter), borrowed to Danish arrestere.

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