arrest vs license

arrest

verb
  • To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. 

  • To catch the attention of. 

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

  • To undergo cardiac arrest. 

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

  • A device to physically arrest motion. 

  • The condition of being stopped, standstill. 

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

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

  • The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc. 

  • A confinement, detention, as after an arrest. 

license

verb
  • To give permission or freedom to; accept. 

  • To authorize officially. 

  • To acquire authorization to use, usually in exchange for compensation. 

  • To permit (as grammatically correct). 

  • To give formal authorization to use. 

noun
  • The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software. 

  • A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit. 

  • Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech). 

  • Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint. 

How often have the words arrest and license occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )