arrêt
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He had never been a strong man, and at fifty-three he received, at his doctor's hands, his arrêt de mort.
From Amiel's Journal by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
And to show how stringent was the expression pique-nique in imposing a specific task, Leroux quotes "considérant que chacun avait besoin de ses pièces, prononça un arrêt de pique-nique."
From Notes and Queries, Number 181, April 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
The new Parliament has dared to remonstrate against a declaration obtained by the Chancellor for setting aside an arrêt of 1762, occasioned by the excommunication of Parma.
From Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II by Walpole, Horace
Déjà l'aube rayonne et luit, La nuit Finit; Maîtresse, L'heure enchanteresse Passe et fuit… A ton arrêt je dois me rendre.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 by Various
And in 1670, an arrêt du Conseil encouraged "les marriages des garçons et des filles du Canada."
From The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Roger, Charles
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