arrest of judgment

British  

noun

1. law a stay of proceedings after a verdict, on the grounds of error or possible error

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arrest of judgment

The Earl of Cromartie was then called upon to speak in arrest of judgment.

From Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. by Thomson, Mrs.

Now for the first time it has been stated—and Mr Baron Parke himself admits that it is for the first time—that that rule applies only to motions in arrest of judgment.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various

In deciding upon a motion made in arrest of judgment, Holt, C.J., said,—"As soon as a negro comes into England he is free: one may be a villein in England, but not a slave."

From Notes and Queries, Number 82, May 24, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George

Without going very deeply into the matter, Mr. Norval Clyne has put in a clever plea in arrest of judgment.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 by Various

We moved to quash the indictment, on arrest of judgment, and for a new trial, the first on the ground that the indictment did not set out the words complained of.

From Autobiographical Sketches by Besant, Annie Wood