Arresteeb
Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1839)
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
in the law of Seotland, is he in whose hands a debt, or property in his possession, has been arrested by a regular arrestment. If, in contempt of the arrestment, he shall make payment of the sum, or deliver the goods arrested to the common debtor, he is not only liable criminally for breach of the arrest. ment, but he must pay the debt again to the arrester. Ersk. Pr. L. Scot. 3, 6, 6.