arrestment

/ (əˈrɛstmənt) /

noun

Scots law the seizure of money or property to prevent a debtor paying one creditor in advance of another

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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.

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Words nearby arrestment

arrestee, arrester, arresting, arresting gear, arrestive, arrestment, arrest of judgment, Arretine, Arretine ware, Arretium, arrgt.

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Example sentences from the Web for arrestment

Arrestment on arrestment follows quick, continual; "The guillotine goes not ill."
The World's Greatest Books, Vol XII.|Arthur Mee
The first of these is the bill which he introduced last session with the object of limiting the arrestment of wages.
Western Worthies|J. Stephen Jeans
Arrestment on arrestment falls quick, continual; followed by death.
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle
No passage Spainward from the Thames; well if arrestment do not suddenly come from the Thames!
The Life of John Sterling|Thomas Carlyle

If these be passed, it usually spreads up the leg to just below the knee before signs of arrestment appear.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

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