The difference between Arrest and Cease

When used as nouns, arrest means a check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something, whereas cease means cessation.

When used as verbs, arrest means to stop the motion of (a person or animal), whereas cease means to stop.

check bellow for the other definitions of Arrest and Cease

Arrest as a noun:

A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something.
Arrest as a noun:

The condition of being stopped, standstill.
Arrest as a noun (legal):

The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
Arrest as a noun:

A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
Arrest as a noun:

A device to physically arrest motion.
Arrest as a noun (nautical):

The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
Arrest as a noun (obsolete):

Any seizure by power, physical or otherwise.
Arrest as a noun (farriery):

A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse.

Examples:

"rfquotek White"

Arrest as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

To stop the motion of (a person or animal).
Arrest as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

To stay, remain.

Examples:

"rfquotek Spenser"
Arrest as a verb (transitive):

To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
Arrest as a verb (transitive):

To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.

Examples:

"The police have arrested a suspect in the murder inquiry."
Arrest as a verb (transitive):

To catch the attention of.

Cease as a verb (formal, intransitive):

To stop.

Examples:

"And with that, his twitching ceased."
Cease as a verb (formal, transitive):

To stop doing (something).

Examples:

"And with that, he ceased twitching."
Cease as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

To be wanting; to fail; to pass away.