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citizen's arrest
noun
- an arrest made by a private citizen whose authority derives from the fact of citizenship.
citizen's arrest
noun
- an arrest carried out by an ordinary member of the public rather than an officer of the law
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of citizen's arrest1
Example Sentences
A police spokesman told Dutch news site AD that people had to be careful making a citizen's arrest as most are "not trained" for such actions.
They said they would make a citizen's arrest on anyone who attacked the students.
He goes on to allege in the suit that the private security company “made a purported citizen’s arrest under false pretenses†and says he was he later detained by Los Angeles Police Department officers and escorted out of Crypto.com Arena.
The guard injured her hand in the fall and requested a citizen’s arrest.
He pointed to the responding police officer's notes, which had described the incident as a lawful citizen's arrest.
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