The procedure where a person is taken into police custody to be charged with a criminal offence or to be brought before a court, and must remain in police custody until they receive bail or until a court deals with their charges •Children & Criminal Law
the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
an arrest is a formal process in which specific words must be said by the officer (or citizen), and physical contact is made with the body You will usually know when you are being arrested If you are not sure, ask if you are free to go If the officer says no, then assume you are under arrest