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Arrest
Arrest [fr. restae, Lat.; arrestare, It.; arrester, Fr., to bring one to stand], the restraining of the liberty of a man's person in order to compel obedience to the order of a Court of Justice, or...
Arrest of judgment
Arrest of judgment, Formerly an unsuccessful defendant might move that the judgment for the plaintiff be arrested or withheld, notwithstanding a verdict given, on the ground that there was some substantial error appearing on the face...
Solitary confinement
Solitary confinement. The Criminal Law Consolida-tion Acts of 1861 each frequently provide for sentences of imprisonment 'with or without solit-ary
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Arrest of ship
Arrest of ship. The arrest of a ship is the method employed for enforcing an Admiralty process in rem. The ship can be released by giving bail to the extent of the claim and costs. See...
To be confined in a cell
To be confined in a cell, the phrase 'to be confined in a cell' does not mean a solitary cell, and
Arrest of inquest
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...
arrest of judgment
arrest of judgment [arrest stoppage] : a judge's stopping of a judgment because of a defect (as that the acts proven do not constitute a crime) for which the judgment could be reversed
Arrest in final process
Arrest in final process, is the arrest in a civil case after the conclusion of a trial, Black Law Dictionary 7th Edn., p. 105.
Arrest warrant
Arrest warrant, means a warrant, issued only on probable cause, directing a law-enforcement officer to arrest and bring a person to court, Black Law Dictionary 7th Edn., p. 1579.
Quasi-solitary confinement
Quasi-solitary confinement, solitary confinement, but partial. In Sunil Batra's case the accused was locked up in a small cell. He
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