arrest

英[ə'rest] 美[ə'rɛst]

1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal);: "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

2. the state of inactivity following an interruption;: "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"