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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Example Sentences

When the judge asked her if she had anything to say in arrest of judgment, she replied, in low, almost inaudible tones, that she could not extenuate her fault.

From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)

What with motions for new trials, arrest of judgment and what not, a prisoner might be here for twelve months, I take it, might he not?’

From In Jail with Charles Dickens by Trumble, Alfred

"I understood," said the speaker on the bench, "that you had stated, in arrest of judgment, that you had been found guilty by a packed jury."

From The Felon's Track History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848 by Doheny, Michael

I could, doubtless, make a motion in arrest of judgment, non obstante veredicto; but a question of jurisdiction can be interposed at any time.

From The Frontiersmen by Aimard, Gustave

But "he had been induced to doubt whether the rule had not been carried too far, by a misunderstanding of the dicta of judges on applications in arrest of judgment."

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