No. 520 in French
arrêté
A legal or official decree, order, or regulation.
In a sentence
Le policier a arrêté le voleur.
The policeman arrested the thief.
In this sentence, "arrêté" is used as a verb in past tense (past participle) meaning "arrested."
Il a suivi le panneau qui disait "Arrêté municipal."
He followed the sign that said "Municipal decree."
Here, "arrêté" is used as a noun meaning "decree" or "official order."
Je suis arrêté au feu rouge.
I am stopped at the red light.
In this case, "arrêté" is used as a past participle of the verb "arrêter" to convey the state of being stopped.
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