Arrest Of Inquest - Definition - Law Dictionary

Definition :

Arrest of inquest, pleading in arrest of taking the inquest upon a former issue, and showing cause why an inquest should not be taken, Bro. Ab., tit. 'Repleader.'

Means a plea that a matter proposed for inquiry has already been investigated and should therefore not be re-examined, Black Law Dictionary 7th Edn., p. 105.