Arrêtés (en. Arrested)

/aʁe.te/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
noun
Text: Decision made by a competent authority, especially in the judicial field.
Text: The judge issued several orders this afternoon.
Le juge a rendu plusieurs arrêtés cet après-midi.
Text: Formal command to cease an activity.
Text: The municipal orders prohibit parking on this street.
Les arrêtés municipaux interdisent le stationnement dans cette rue.
verb
Text: To take part in the action of stopping something or someone.
Text: The police arrested the suspect last night.
La police a arrêté le suspect hier soir.

Etymology

Text: From the verb 'arrester', which originates from the Latin 'arrestare'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Text: emergency order
Text: Decision made quickly to respond to an urgent situation.
arrêté d'urgence
Text: administrative order
Text: Order issued by an administrative authority.
arrêté administratif
Text: judicial order
Text: Decision issued by a court.
arrêté judiciaire
Text: to comply with an order
Text: To obey an official decision or command.
se rendre à un arrêté

Related Words

Text: stop
Text: Action of stopping, or decision of a judicial instance.
arrêt
Text: prohibition
Text: Action of prohibiting something by an official order.
interdiction
Text: decree
Text: Legal act taken by a competent authority.
décret

Slang Meanings

Text: An informal refusal or blockage.
Text: They put a stop on me so I wouldn't continue talking.
Ils m'ont mis un arrêté pour que je ne continue pas à parler.