arrest
A. -noun
a. [of person] detenciónoun (f)
b. [of goods] secuestro (m)
·to make an arrest
·hacer una detenciónoun
·to be under arrest
·estar detenido
·you're under arrest
·queda usted detenido
·to put or place somebody under arrest
·detener or arrestar a somebody, someone
B. -transitive verb
1. [+criminal] detener
2. [+attention] atraer
3. [+progress, decay etcetera]
(=halt) detener, parar
(=hinder) obstaculizar
·measures to arrest inflation
·medidas para detener la inflaciónoun
C. -compound
·arrest warrant -noun orden (f) de detenciónoun