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arrha (ar-<<schwa>>). See ARRA.[Blacks Law 8th]

arretted  (<<schwa>>-ret-id),  adj.[Law French]  (Of  an  accused)  brought before a  judge  and charged with a crime.[Blacks Law 8th]

arrêt  de  règlement  (<<schwa>>-re  d<<schwa>>  re-gl<<schwa>>-mahn),  n.[French]  Hist. Civil law. A decision issued by Parliament to establish a rule of procedure, civil law, or custom.[Blacks Law 8th]

arrest without a warrant.See warrantless arrest under ARREST(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

arrha   sponsalitia   (ar-ee   spon-s<<schwa>>-lish-ee-<<schwa>>).  [Latin]   Roman   law.   A payment made to guar-antee fulfillment of a promise to marry.[Blacks Law 8th]

arrestum         jurisdictionis         fundandae         causa         (<<schwa>>-res-t<<schwa>>m juur-is-dik-shee-oh-nis fun-dan-dee kaw-z<<schwa>>). [Law Latin “an arrestment for the purpose of  founding jurisdiction”] Scots law. An arrestment to bring a foreigner under the jurisdiction of Scottish  courts.  •  This  type  of  arrestment  originated  in  Dutch  law.  See  JURISDICTIONIS FUNDANDAE. [Blacks Law 8th]

arrest  record.  1.  A  form  completed  by  a  police  officer  when  a  person  is  arrested.  2.  A cumulative list of the instances when a person has been arrested. — Also termed police blotter; (in sense 2) bench blotter; blotter; log. [Blacks Law 8th]

arrest on mesne process.See ARREST. [Blacks Law 8th]

arrest on final process.See ARREST. [Blacks Law 8th]

arrest of judgment.The staying of a judgment after its entry; esp., a court’s refusal to render or enforce a judgment because of a defect apparent from the record. • At common law, courts have the  power  to  arrest  judgment  for  intrinsic  causes  appearing  on  the  record,  as  when  the  verdict differs  materially  from  the  pleadings …