The difference between Arrest and Discontinue

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

Arrest is also noun with the meaning: a check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something.

check bellow for the other definitions of Arrest and Discontinue

  1. Arrest as a noun:

    A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something.

  2. Arrest as a noun:

    The condition of being stopped, standstill.

  3. Arrest as a noun (legal):

    The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.

  4. Arrest as a noun:

    A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.

  5. Arrest as a noun:

    A device to physically arrest motion.

  6. Arrest as a noun (nautical):

    The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.

  7. Arrest as a noun (obsolete):

    Any seizure by power, physical or otherwise.

  8. Arrest as a noun (farriery):

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

    Examples:

    "rfquotek White"

  1. Arrest as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To stop the motion of (a person or animal).

  2. Arrest as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To stay, remain.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  3. Arrest as a verb (transitive):

    To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).

  4. 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."

  5. Arrest as a verb (transitive):

    To catch the attention of.

  1. Discontinue as a verb:

    To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.

    Examples:

    "They plan to discontinue that design."

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