arrest

• Sustantivo que designa la acción de detener a alguien y ponerlo bajo custodia, normalmente por parte de las autoridades policiales, por sospecha de participación en un delito; también el estado de estar bajo custodia.

A noun referring to the act of taking someone into legal custody, typically by law enforcement, based on suspicion of involvement in a crime.

1. Legal detentionB1formal

   The act of taking someone into custody by legal authority, typically for a crime.

   Detención legal

   • The police made an arrest after the robbery.
   • He was placed under arrest for theft.
   • The arrest was carried out without incident.

   Sinónimosapprehensioncapturedetentionseizure

2. Stoppage or haltB2formal

   A sudden stop or interruption of a process or activity.

   detención, paro

   • The medication caused a cardiac arrest.
   • The project came to an arrest due to lack of funding.
   • The arrest of the machine's operation was unexpected.

   Sinónimoscessationcheckhaltinterruptionstaystoppagesuspension

   Antónimoscontinuancecontinuationprogressionresumption

• Verbo que significa tomar a alguien bajo custodia por una autoridad legal, o detener o frenar un proceso o movimiento.

A verb used to indicate the act of seizing or taking someone into custody by legal authority, or to stop or slow a process.

1. Take into custodyB1formallegal

   To seize someone by legal authority and take them into custody, typically for a crime.

   Detener, arrestar

   • The police arrested the suspect at his home.
   • She was arrested for shoplifting.
   • They arrested him without a warrant.

   Sinónimosapprehendbustcapturecollardetainnabpick uppinchrun-inseize

   Antónimosfreeliberaterelease

2. Stop or haltB2formal

   To bring a process or movement to a stop.

   Detener o frenar

   • The new drug can arrest the growth of cancer cells.
   • The government took measures to arrest the decline in the economy.
   • The intervention helped arrest the spread of the disease.

   Sinónimosblockbrakecheckcurbhaltinterruptpreventstallstopsuppress

   Antónimosadvancecontinuepersistproceedpromoteresume

3. Attract attentionB2formal

   To capture and hold someone's attention or interest.

   captar la atención

   • The bright colors arrested her attention immediately.
   • His speech arrested the audience's interest.
   • The unusual design arrested the gaze of passersby.

   Sinónimosabsorbcaptivatecatchengagefascinategripholdrivet

   Antónimosboredisinterestdistractrepel