arrest of judgment

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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

"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

Dr. Sacheverell, being found guilty, moved in arrest of judgment upon two points.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund

So were all motions subsequent to the conviction for an arrest of judgment.

From The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence by Parker, Theodore

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)