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desarrester (1299)
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desarrester (1299)

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desarester;  disarester,  disarestiere,  disarestir  
  FEW:  *arrestare 25,308a Gdf:  desarrester 2,536a GdfC: ∅ TL: desarester 2,1466 DEAF:  arester (desarester)  DMF:  desarrêter  TLF: ∅ OED:  disarrest v.  MED:  disaresten v.  DMLBS:  disarrestare 675b

v.trans.

lawto release (from arrest or seizure): 
( 1299 )  si les assaiours troussent les deners bons [...] mayntenaunt desarrestent les cors  Stats i 132
( 1362 )  adoncs soit la nief issint pris et arestu desaresté et deliverés as ditz seigneur  Rot Parl1 ii 274
( 1383 )  le Roi lui tenoit pur excusez, et voloit q’il feust disarestuz et suffert d’aler a large  Rot Parl1 iii 153
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  que sur la seuretee quele le dit W. a trovez [...] vous facez desarester les ditz estor, biens et chateus  Lett & Pet 403.24
♦lawto remove (goods) from custody: 
( 1338 )  pria que les ditz .xxvij. fardeux des draps feussent desarestuz et livrez au dit L.  Corr Lond 397
( 1344 )  l’enditement voet q’il dust aver desaresté ses leyne demene felonice, qe ne poet estre forqe trespas [...] et noun pas felonie  YBB 18-19 Ed III 103
( 1350-51 )  les leynes nadgers arestues […] sont desarrestues  Corr Lond 417

See also:

arester 
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