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arrestment

noun

Etymology

From arrest + -ment.

  1. derived from *steh₂-✻
  2. derived from ad-
  3. derived from *arrestō✻
  4. derived from areste
  5. inherited from arest
  6. suffixed as arrestment — “arrest + ment”

Definitions

  1. The action of arresting (in any sense)

  2. The process that prohibits a debtor from making payment to the creditor until another…

    The process that prohibits a debtor from making payment to the creditor until another debt due to the person making use of the arrestment by such creditor is paid.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA