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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Arrestment

· Ar·rest·ment · IPA
01 n. 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 at…
  1. 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.(Scots Law)
  2. 2.
    A stoppage or check.