arrest vs countercheck

arrest and countercheck both are nouns.

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

As nouns, countercheck is a hyponym of arrest; that is, countercheck is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arrest:

Other hyponyms of arrest include logjam.

arrest (noun)	countercheck (noun)
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)	something that checks the correctness of a previous check
the state of inactivity following an interruption	a check that restrains another check

arrest (verb)	countercheck (verb)
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of	check a second time
take into custody	oppose or check by a counteraction
attract and fix
cause to come to an abrupt stop