In French contexts, a formal order to stop or cease; an equivalent to the English 'arret.'
French form of the noun arret, still used in French legal tradition. The -ez ending reflects French conjugation and grammar, from the same Latin arrestare root.
This word appears in English texts discussing French law or French history—'arretez' in old documents often means an official stop-order, like when French authorities would formally halt a practice.
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