| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. 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.[Websters]
2. A stoppage or check.[Websters]. | |
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"ARRESTMENT" is a common misspelling or typo for: arrestments. |
Date "ARRESTMENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Arrestment \Ar*rest"ment\, noun. [Old French expression arrestement.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ARRESTMENT
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Law | ARRESTMENT, Scotch law. By this term is sometimes meant the securing of a criminal's person till trial, or that of a debtor till he give security judicio sisti. Ersk. Pr. L. Scot. 1, 2, 12. It is also the order of a judge, by which he who is debtor in a movable obligation to the arrester's debtor, is prohibited to make payment or delivery till the debt due to the arrester be paid or secured. Ersk. Pr. L. Scot. 3, 6, 1. See Attachment, foreign. where arrestment proceeds on a depending action, it may be loosed by the common debtor's giving security to the arrester for his debt, in the event it shall be found due. Id. 3, 6, 7. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Specialty Expressions: ARRESTMENT
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Aircraft arrestment | Military | (DOD, NATO) Controlled stopping of an aircraft by external means. (references) | |
| Aircraft arrestment | Transportation | Controlled stopping of an aircraft by external means. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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