arrestment
arrestment n. (1)拘留；拘押 对刑事被告人审理前的拘留；对民事被告未办妥保释前的拘押。 (2)〈苏格兰〉对案外债务人财产的扣押 指债权人据以扣押第三人占有的债务人的动产的命令，它包括担保性的扣押，其效力仅是阻止第三人在诉讼未决期间处分债务人的财产；和执行性的扣押，它通常是在法院判决后发出，冻结债务人的财产，并在必要时通过进一步的诉讼以这些财产给债权人偿债。
ARRESTMENT
arrestment
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