Arret

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arret \Ar*r[^e]t\, n. [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.
            [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arret \Ar*ret"\, v. t.
     Same as {Aret}. [Obs.] --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  ARRET, French law. An arret is a judgment, sentence, or decree of, a court
  of competent jurisdiction. Saisie-arret is an attachment of property in the
  hands of a third person. Code of Pract. of Lo. art. 209.