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Arrestment, Arreistment, n. Also: arest-, arreiste-, arreast-, arreestment; arre(i)stament. [OF. arestement. Also e.m.E. arestment (1601), and mod.E. arrestment (19th c.).] The action of arresting, apprehending, or seizing by legal authority.(a) 1460 Lindores Abbey 159.
Thomas Sclater [was] amerciate for he wrangyssly brak the arestment … for the lords mayll 1474 Acts II. 107/1.
Anent the pruving of arestmentis be crovnaris or seriandis 1489 Acta Aud. 124/1.
The making of ane arestment apon the said landis and malez therof 1516–7 Treas. Acc. V. 113.
For expensis riddand for arrestmentis makyng within the sett of the air of Perth 1536 Reg. Privy S. II. 296/2.
That ȝe lous the arrestment maid at oure instance apoun the saidis gudis(b) 1534 Edinb. B. Rec. 68.
Alexander Mowbray desyrit the arreistment maid vpoun vij polkis of woll to be lowsit 1548 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 359.
The said schiref haldis the saidis cornis under arreistment 1599 Acts IV. 186/1.
The committeris of ony deforcementis or brekaris of ony arreistmentis [marg. arreastments] 1631–49 Conv. Burghs IV. 554.
That the conservators officer for ane arreastment … shall have ane crown for his pains 1685 Acts VIII. 471/2.
Actions proceeding upon warnings, spulȝies, ejections, arreistments 1702 New Mills Manuf. 324.
Orders Alexander Herriott to book the above written arreestment(c) 1560 Peebles B. Rec. 268.
[The] baillie relaxit the said arreistament maid on the saidis cornes 1570 Ib. 318.
All persones quha hes offendit to stand vnder arrestament