Definitions of arrest:

• noun:   the state of inactivity following an interruption

  Example: "The negotiations were in arrest"

• noun:   the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
• verb:   attract and fix
• verb:   hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

  Example: "Arrest the downward trend"

• verb:   cause to stop

  Example: "Arrest the progress"

• verb:   take into custody