Definition of Arresting

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Definition of Arresting
	Arresting of Arrest Striking; attracting attention; impressive. Related Definitions: Arrest, Attention, Attracting, Impressive, Of, Striking

Arresting Quotations

Advertising: the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it.
Stephen Leacock

Professional reviewers read so many bad books in the course of duty that they get an unhealthy craving for arresting phrases.
Evelyn Waugh

A dramatist is one who believes that the pure event, an action involving human beings, is more arresting than any comment that can be made upon it.
Thornton Wilder

Arresting and detaining these dangerous people can make sense, at least until a final decision is reached on their deportation. However, such detention must always be subject to time limits and court review.
Otto Schily

I want every man on the force to try his best, his level best, to try to avoid arresting anyone. I know that this going to take great will power but try.
Chill Wills

Singling out political opponents for working against the ruling party is precisely the tactic of every tyrannical government from Red China to Venezuela. The first step in the process is creating unfounded public suspicion of political opponents, followed by arresting and jailing any who continue speaking against the regime.
John Carter

Well, I'm not saying that we're solving every problem or arresting every person that ought to be arrested and deported, but we're doing a better job than has been done in the past.
Thad Cochran

Arresting Translations

arresting in German is verhaftend, arretierend, festnehmend

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