dar el alto

1.
SpainLatin Americaneutralformalpolice/official
- To order someone to stop, typically used by police or authorities when signalling a person or vehicle to halt.
- To intercept or stop a person, vehicle, or party for inspection, questioning, or control.

Examples:

ES: Tres años de cárcel porque tuve la osadía de dar el alto al Rey.
EN: - In jail! 3 years of jail, because I dared to stop the King.
ES: Si a los narcotraficantes les quieres dar el alto, ellos no piensan pararse.
EN: CORPORAL If you want to stop a drug trafficker, they won't stop.
ES: Y ni los juzgados lo tienen claro con las normas sobre si podemos dar el alto, parar y registrar o detener a alguien.
EN: Ms. Steele, the courts themselves keep changing their mind on the rules of when we can detain, or stop-and-frisk, or arrest someone.