Law Dictionary Definitions

arrester. One who arrests. — Also spelled arrestor. [Blacks Law 8th]

arrestee. 1. A person who  has been taken into custody by legal authority; a person  who  has been arrested. 2.Scots law. One who holds property attached by arrestment. [Blacks Law 8th]

arrestatio (ar-<<schwa>>-stay-shee-oh), n.[Law Latin] Hist. An arrest. ARREST BY WARRANT [Blacks Law 8th]

arrestando  ipsum  qui  pecuniam  recepit.See DE  ARRESTANDO  IPSUM QUI  PECUNIAM RECEPIT . [Blacks Law 8th]

arrestandis bonis ne dissipentur.See DE ARRESTANDIS BONIS NE DISSIPENTUR. [Blacks Law 8th]

arrestable offense.See OFFENSE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

arrest,n.1. A seizure or forcible restraint. 2. The taking or keeping of a person in custody by legal authority, esp. in response to a criminal charge; specif., the apprehension of someone for the purpose  of  securing  the  administration  of  the  law,  esp.  of  bringing  that  person  before  a  court. [Cases: Arrest    68(3). C.J.S. Arrest §§…

arrent (<<schwa>>-rent), vb. Hist. To let at a fixed rent; specif., to give royal permission to enclose (a portion of public land) in exchange for annual rent. [Blacks Law 8th]

arrearage. See ARREAR(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

arranger  for  disposal.Environmental  law.  An  entity  that  owns  or  possesses  hazardous substances, and  either  disposes  of  them  or  has  an  obligation  to  control  them.  •  An  arranger  for disposal   can   be   held   liable   for   environ-mental   cleanup   costs   under   CERCLA.   [Cases: Environmental Law    445(1).] [Blacks Law 8th]