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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARRESTMENT

n. The order of a judge by which a debtor to the arrestor's debtor is prohibited to make payment, till the debt due to the arrestor is paid or secured.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARRESTMENT

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

1. (Scots Law )

Defn: 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.

New American Oxford Dictionary

arrestment

ar ¦rest |ment |əˈrɛs (t )m (ə )nt | ▶noun Scots Law an attachment of property for the satisfaction of a debt.

Oxford Dictionary

arrestment

ar ¦rest |ment |əˈrɛs (t )m (ə )nt | ▶noun Scots Law an attachment of property for the satisfaction of a debt.