What is the meaning of arresting?

verb

• Take into custody.
  • usage: "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
  • synonyms: collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
• Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.
  • usage: "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
  • synonyms: check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
• Attract and fix.
  • usage: "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"
  • synonyms: catch, arrest, get
• Cause to stop.
  • usage: "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses"
  • synonyms: halt, hold, arrest

adjective

• Commanding attention.
  • usage: "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert-one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"
  • synonyms: sensational, stunning