Arrest

Dictionary: 
Ballentine's Law Dictionary

To take one into custody, to confine him or to restrain his liberty by physical force or threats thereof; to take one into the custody of the law. See 107 Am. St. Rep. 745.

Author: 
James A. Ballentine
Publisher: 
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published: 
1916
Genre: 
Law Dictionary