arrestar.
to sequester the assets of a debtor, in order to ensure that they pay the debt
Meaning & usage
to sequester the assets of a debtor, in order to ensure that they pay the debt
to seize or confiscate
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *arrestāre, from Latin ad- (“to”) + restō (“to stop, remain behind, stay back”), from re- (“back”) + stō (“to stand”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“stand”).
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