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arrestation

The English word “arrestation” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act of stopping or slowing something (especially a process).
  2. The act of catching someone's attention.
  3. The act of arresting someone (taking them into legal custody).

Etymology

From French arrestation, from Latin arrestatio.

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