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ar·rest·ment \-s(t)mənt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English arestment, from Middle French arestement, from Old French, from arester + -ment 1. a. : the arrest of a person or the seizure of his personal property to secure his presence at a trial or the satisfaction of any judgment against him b. Scots law : a process secured by a second creditor whereby a debtor is prohibited from making payment or delivery of movable property to one of his creditors until that creditor's debt to the second creditor is settled or secured — compare equitable attachment, garnishment, trustee process c. Scots law : a process whereby the movable property of one domiciled outside of Scotland is seized in order to give jurisdiction against him — called also arrestment juridictionis fundae causa 2. a. : the action of stopping or checking b. : a stoppage or check |