\Ar*r[^e]t\, n. [F. See {Arrest}, n.] (F. Law)
   (a) A judgment, decision, or decree of a court or high
       tribunal; also, a decree of a sovereign.
   (b) An arrest; a legal seizure.

\Ar*ret"\, v. t.
Same as {Aret}. [Obs.] --Spenser.