The phrase "arresting power" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has a captivating or compelling influence, often in the context of art, literature, or personality.
Example: "The painting had an arresting power that drew everyone in, making it the centerpiece of the gallery."
Alternatives: "captivating force" or "compelling impact".
Michael Pilon, a sculptor in steel, works in the abstract with arresting power of line and form.
Assembled from rehearsals rather than the actual concert, it's something of a field recording but one with arresting power.
Lianne La Havas hasn't quite mastered the art of writing music to match the arresting power and beauty of her voice.
"We definitely don't recognize [the BLM director's] jurisdiction or authority, his arresting power or policing power in any way," Bundy reminded his supporters.
International law is generally weak, and Interpol, which has no arresting power, is little more than a clearing house for warrants that individual nations may elect not to enforce.
It is a private, intimate moment made public and, however consensual the contract between photographer and subject – and husband and wife - much of its arresting power lies in this uneasy dynamic.
Two years later, the government proposed a law called the "State Security Law" giving police wide arresting powers and allowing individuals to be held in prison without trial for up to three years.
"We believe this is a strong and robust tool while promoting the rights of Canadians," Blaney said about the controversial anti-terror bill set to empower Canada's law enforcement agencies with sweeping new surveillance and arresting powers.
Unlike those deployments, this one was ordered by the governor, allowing him to grant troops arrest powers.
It is some way arresting the power it holds as a visual marker of life, it's like submission.
"In the dark of night, this officer repeatedly abused the arrest power that he held by virtue of his position as a police officer to prey on vulnerable women," Alan Vinegrad, the United States attorney for Brooklyn, said in a statement.
