Arrestment in United States
Arrestment Definition
In Scotch law. Securing a criminal’s person till trial, or that of a debtor till he gives security judicio sisU. The order of a judge, by which he who is debtor in a movable obligation to the arrester’s “debtor is prohibited to make payment or delivery till the debt due to the arrester be paid or secured. Ersk. Inst. 3. 6. 1. Id. 1. 2. 12. Where arrestment proceeds on a depending action, it may be loosed by the common debtor’s giving security to the arrester for his debt, in the event it shall be found due. Ersk. Inst. 3. 6. 7.
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In Scotch law. Securing a criminal’s person till trial, or that of a debtor till he gives security judicio sisU. The order of a judge, by which he who is debtor in a movable obligation to the arrester’s “debtor is prohibited to make payment or delivery till the debt due to the arrester be paid or secured. Ersk. Inst. 3. 6. 1. Id. 1. 2. 12. Where arrestment proceeds on a depending action, it may be loosed by the common debtor’s giving security to the arrester for his debt, in the event it shall be found due. Ersk. Inst. 3. 6. 7.
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