(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:54:21

Ar*rest"ment, n. [OF. arrestement.]

1. ScotsLaw

The arrest of a person, or the seizure of his effects; esp., a process by which money or movables in the possession of a third party are attached.

2.

A stoppage or check.

Darwin.

 

© Webster 1913.

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