arrest-n; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: apprehension into custody by law enforcement

Commentary: ARREST[+event][+apprehension][+into_custody][+by_law_enforcement]

Examples:
They have placed her under arrest.
There were five arrests made at the nightclub last night.
The arrest of the wrong man caused an uproar in the neighborhood.

Mappings:
PropBank: arrest.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: stoppage of activity

Commentary: ARREST[+event][+stoppage][+of_activity]

Examples:
The patient was experiencing cardiac arrest.
The medication is very effective in the arrest of the disease's progress.
The violence has put the negotiations in arrest.

Mappings:
PropBank: arrest.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

Examples:

Mappings:
PropBank: NM