arrest of judgment
1arrest of judgment — arrest of judg·ment [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 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996.… …
2Arrest of judgment — Judgment Judg ment, n. [OE. jugement, F. jugement, LL. judicamentum, fr. L. judicare. See {Judge}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of judging; the operation of the mind, involving comparison and discrimination, by which a knowledge of the values …
3Arrest of judgment — Arrest Ar*rest , n. [OE. arest, arrest, OF. arest, F. arr[^e]t, fr. arester. See {Arrest}, v. t., {Arr?t}.] 1. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development. [1913… …
4Arrest of judgment — (engl., spr. Ärrest of dschodschment), Hinderung des Urtels. Dieses dem Englischen Rechte eigenthümliche Verfahren ist a) im Civilprocesse dem Gegner nach Schluß des Beweisverfahrens u. nach dem über das Thatsächliche des Rechtsstreits bereits… …
5Arrest of judgment — (engl., spr. arrést of dschöddsch ), im engl. Strafprozeß die Hemmung der Vollstreckung eines gefällten Strafurteils, die dadurch bewirkt wird, daß der verurteilte Angeschuldigte eine nochmalige Prüfung des Erkenntnisses beantragt. Das A.… …
6arrest of judgment — The act of staying a judgment, or refusing to render judgment in an action at law and in criminal cases, after verdict, for some matter intrinsic appearing on the face of the record, which would render the judgment, if given, erroneous or… …
7arrest of judgment — The act of staying a judgment, or refusing to render judgment in an action at law and in criminal cases, after verdict, for some matter intrinsic appearing on the face of the record, which would render the judgment, if given, erroneous or… …
8arrest of judgment — A remedy by motion for a party against whom a verdict has been rendered. A remedy solely for the defendant under the earlier practice where a judgment non obstante veredicto was available only for a plaintiff. 30A Am J Rev ed Judgm § 292.… …
9arrest of judgment — the staying or stopping of a judgment after verdict for legal cause …
10motion for arrest of judgment — n. A motion asking the court to overrule the judgment in a civil or criminal case, on the grounds that it was granted in error. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …
