ARREPTITIOUS
Ar`rep*ti"tious, a. Etym: [L. arreptitius.]
Defn: Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving; mad;
crack-brained. [Obs.]
Odd, arreptitious, frantic extravagances. Howell.
ARREST
Ar*rest", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrested; p. pr. & vb. n. Arresting.]
Etym: [OE. aresten, OF. arester, F. arrêter, fr. LL. arrestare; L. ad
+ restare to remain, stop; re + stare to stand. See Rest remainder.]
1. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses. Nor could her virtues the relentless hand Of Death arrest. Philips.
2. (Law)
Defn: To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
Note: After his word Shakespeare uses of ("I arrest thee of high treason") or on; the modern usage is for.
3. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention. Buckminster.
4. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate. [Obs.] We may arrest our thoughts upon the divine mercies. Jer. Taylor.
Syn. — To obstruct; delay; detain; check; hinder; stop; apprehend; seize; lay hold of.