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Webster 1913 Edition


Arrestation

Arˊres-ta′tion

,
Noun.
[F.
arrestation
, LL.
arrestatio
.]
Arrest.
[R.]
The
arrestation
of the English resident in France was decreed by the National Convention.
H. M. Williams.

Webster 1828 Edition


Arrestation

ARRESTA'TION

,
Noun.
The act of arresting; an arrest, or seizure.