arrestment (English, noun)
expansion: arrestment (countable and uncountable, plural arrestments)
Senses:
glosses: The action of arresting (in any sense)
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: law
glosses: The process that prohibits a debtor from making payment to the creditor until another debt due to the person making use of the arrestment by such creditor is paid.
tags: Scotland
countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: arrestments
tags: plural