arrêtn.
/əˈrɛt/ An authoritative sentence or decision, properly of the King or Parliament of France; a decree. = arrest n.1 13.
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > judging > [noun] > judgement or decision of court
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c1650 Clarendon in Evelyn's Mem. (1819) II. 201 Your arrett is not yet dispatched.
1786 J. Bonnycastle Introd. Astron. 98 The following arret was pronounced against him, by seven cardinals.
1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. ii. 39 Expert..in all matters concerning the arrets of love.
1841 J. Stephen Ess. Eccl. Biogr. (1850) I. 510 Parliamentary arrêts flew thick and fast through the troubled air.
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