arrêt

American  

[uh-ray, -ret] / əˈreɪ, -ˈrɛt /

noun

plural

arrêts

1. a judgment, sentence, or decree issued by a civil court or a sovereign.

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Example Sentences

Arles had its court of love, more splendid than now, and its arrêt d’amour was more binding than the charms of the brightest eyes that shine in Provence to-day.

From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 by Various

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 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

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

En vieillissant, le temps passe de plus en plus vite et vous entraîne d'une course vertigineuse vers le Grand Inconnu! sans arrêt, sans repos, sans pitié.

From Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science by Mackinlay, M. (Malcolm) Sterling