Law Dictionary Definitions

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 …

arrest of inquest.A plea that a matter proposed for inquiry has already been investigated and should therefore not be reexamined. [Blacks Law 8th]

arresto   facto   super   bonis   mercatorum   alienigenorum   (<<schwa>>-res-toh   fak-toh   s [y]oo-p<<schwa>>r  boh-nis  m<<schwa>>r-k<<schwa>>-tor-<<schwa>>m ay-lee-ee-nI-j<<schwa>>-nor-<<schwa>>m  or  al-ee-).  [Latin  “seizure  of  the  goods  of  foreign merchants”] Hist. A writ to seize the goods of an alien, taken in recompense of goods taken from an English subject living abroad. [Blacks Law 8th]

arrestment.  1.  The  arrest  of  a  person  or  of  personal  effects.  2.Scots  law.  The  taking  or attachment of property belonging to another person but in the possession of a third party, either to obtain security or to found jurisdiction. • The process of attachment is similar to garnishment: the property holder is ordered to withhold…

arrest in quarters.See ARREST. [Blacks Law 8th]

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