Word of the Day: ARREST
To apprehend, occupy, or inhibit
arrest (verb) - to prevent the motion, progress, growth, or spread of something; to stop or check; to capture and hold briefly [uh-rest]
BREAKDOWN: A- (to) + RE- (back) + ST- (stand)
arrest as a noun is the act of using legal authority to apprehend and take a person into custody
arresting means attracting and holding attention
“To regret one’s own experiences is to arrest one’s own development. To deny one’s own experiences is to put a lie into the lips of one’s own life. It is no less than a denial of the soul.” —Oscar Wilde
