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To or in the rear; behind; backwards.
That which remains unpaid and overdue, after payment of a part; arrears.
Alt. of Arrected
To direct.
To impute.
An upright beam.
Lifted up; raised; erect.
Attentive, as a person listening.
Producing males from unfertilized eggs, as certain wasps and bees.
A letting or renting, esp. a license to inclose land in a forest with a low hedge and a ditch, under a yearly rent.
The act of taking away.
Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving; mad; crack-brained.
To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails.
Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
To tarry; to rest.
To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.