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motion for arrest of judgment

motion for arrest of judgment definition - legal

n

A motion asking the court to overrule the judgment in a civil or criminal case, on the grounds that it was granted in error.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
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