arrest vs capture

capture vs arrest

arrest and capture both are nouns.

arrest and capture both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arrest	Yes	No	Yes	No
capture	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, capture is a hypernym of arrest; that is, capture is a word with a broader meaning than arrest:

arrest: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
capture: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

Other hypernyms of arrest include gaining control, seizure.

arrest (noun)	capture (noun)
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)	the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
the state of inactivity following an interruption	the act of taking of a person by force
	the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
	any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
	a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field

arrest (verb)	capture (verb)
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of	capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
take into custody	succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
attract and fix	succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
cause to come to an abrupt stop	attract; cause to be enamored
	take possession of by force, as after an invasion
	bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit

Difference between arrest and capture

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