arestement
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
arestement oblique singular, m (oblique plural arestemenz or arestementz, nominative singular arestemenz or arestementz, nominative plural arestement)
- pause (action of pausing, of stopping)
- c. 1170, "Thomas", Romance of Horn (chivalric romance), line 3223:
- Qu'il ne facent ici lunges arestement.
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- (law) arrestment; arrest; the action of arresting.
- c. 1309, F[rederic] W[illiam] Maitland, editor, Year Books of Edward II, volume 1[1], London: Spotiswoode and Co. Limited, Placita de Termino Pasche Anno Regni Regis Edwardi Filii Regis Edwardi Primo, case 1: Paris v. Page, page 6:
- Et pur le baillif il avowe l'arestement parla resoun qe l'avaundit Symoun si est le vileyn l'avaundit R., qi baillif il est, et fut trove a N. en soun ney, le quel vint et ly tendist office de provost, et il le refusa et ne se voleyt justicer etc.
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