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arrest of judgment

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Main Entry: arrest of judg·ment
Etymology: 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, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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