"arrêt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arrêts [plural], arret [alternative]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French arrêt. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:ubor|fr:arrêt|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#unadapted_borrowing|Unadapted borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "arrêt", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "ubor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "arrêt", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="arrêt"> Unadapted borrowing from French arrêt. Head templates: {{en-noun}} arrêt (plural arrêts)
  1. (now historical) A formal sentence of the King or Parliament of France; hence, a decree, a ruling. Tags: historical

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