ARRESTIVE
Ar*rest"ive, a.
Defn: Tending to arrest. McCosh.
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.
ARRET Ar*rêt, n. Etym: [F. See Arrest, n.] (F. Law) (a) A judgment, decision, or decree of a court or high tribunal; also, a decree of a sovereign. (b) An arrest; a legal seizure.
ARRET
Ar*ret", v. t.
Defn: Same as Aret. [Obs.] Spenser.
ARRHA
Ar"rha, n.; pl. Arrhæ (#). [L. Cf. Earnest.] (Law)