plural of arrestant

(dated) In an arrestive manner.

(dated) The quality of being arrestive.

A state where development has stopped prematurely.

(historic preservation) State of preservation where no attempt is made to improve a ruin, but rather to keep it from deteriorating any further.

plural of arrested development

simple past tense and past participle of de-arrest

(uncountable, law) The right of a person who is not acting as a sworn law enforcement official to detain a suspected criminal until the police can be summoned.

(law) Confinement of a person to his or her residence, sometimes with a limited travel allowance, ordered by a judge or other authority as a more lenient alternative to imprisonment.

(cardiology, pathology) Sudden and complete cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood.