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PRONUNCIATION OF CITIZEN'S ARREST

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CITIZEN'S ARREST

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Citizen's arrest is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CITIZEN'S ARREST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Citizen's arrest

A citizen's arrest is an arrest made by a person who is not acting as a sworn law-enforcement official. In common law jurisdictions, the practice dates back to medieval England and the English common law, in which sheriffs encouraged ordinary citizens to help apprehend law breakers. Despite the practice's name, in most countries, the arresting person is usually designated as a person with arrest powers, who need not be a citizen of the country in which they are acting. For example, in the British jurisdiction of England and Wales, the power comes from section 24A of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, called "any person arrest". This legislation states "any person" has these powers, and does not state that they need to be a British Citizen.

Definition of citizen's arrest in the English dictionary

The definition of citizen's arrest in the dictionary is an arrest carried out by an ordinary member of the public rather than an officer of the law.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CITIZEN'S ARREST

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CITIZEN'S ARREST

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Synonyms and antonyms of citizen's arrest in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «citizen's arrest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CITIZEN'S ARREST

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The translations of citizen's arrest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «citizen's arrest» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

公民被捕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arresto ciudadano
570 millions of speakers

English

citizen´s arrest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नागरिक की गिरफ्तारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اعتقال المواطن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

арест гражданина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

A prisão de cidadão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নাগরিক গ্রেপ্তার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arrestation par des citoyens
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penangkapan warga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bürgerfestnahme
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

市民の逮捕
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시민의 체포
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penahanan warga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bắt giữ công dân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடிமகனின் கைது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नागरिकांच्या अटक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Vatandaş tutuklusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

l´arresto del cittadino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aresztowania obywatela
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

арешт громадянина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

arest
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

σύλληψη πολίτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

burger se arrestasie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

medborgar gripande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

statsborger arrestasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of citizen's arrest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CITIZEN'S ARREST»

The term «citizen's arrest» is regularly used and occupies the 86.517 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CITIZEN'S ARREST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about citizen's arrest

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CITIZEN'S ARREST»

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Introduction to Private Security
However, the extent and power of citizen's arrest authority varies from state to state. Arrest power often depends on whether the offense is a felony or a misdemeanor. In most states, citizens can make an arrest for a misdemeanor only if they ...
Kären Hess, 2008
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Criminal Procedure for the Criminal Justice Professional
A private person may make a valid citizen's arrest if he or she has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested (1) has committed a felony or (2) actually committed or attempted to commit a misdemeanor that constitutes a breach of ...
John N. Ferdico, Henry Fradella, Christopher Totten, 2012
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ABA Journal
PUBLISHER • CITIZEN'S ARREST • The Law of Arrest, Search and Seizure for Private Citizens and Private Police By M. Cherif Bassiouni, De Paul Univ., Chicago. A recognized authority in the field of criminal law and international criminal law, ...
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Criminal Procedure: Law and Practice
Are Citizen's Arrests Valid? citizen's arrest an arrest made by a citizen or nonlaw enforcement personnel without a warrant Many state statutes authorize a citizen's arrest—an arrest made by a citizen without a warrant. It is a practice that has ...
Rolando del Carmen, 2013
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Private Security and the Law
The scope of permissible citizen's arrest has remained fairly constant in American jurisprudence. At common law, the private citizenry could make a permissible arrest for the commission of any felony in order to protect the safety of the ...
Charles P. Nemeth, 2011
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Constitutional Law and the Criminal Justice System
Common law has held that anyone citizen's arrest the detention by witnessing certain crimes may make a citizen's arrest and then turn that india "ongovemment agent Olone vidual over to the authorities. Most states now address this by statute .
J. Harr, Kären Hess, Christine Orthmann, 2011
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The Law of Arrest for Merchants and Private Security Personnel
On the other hand, the rule that private illegal conduct does not violate the constitution does not put all citizen's arrest activity beyond the reach of the Fourth Amendment. It is actually more common for a law enforcement officer to make a ...
John Gilroy, 2013
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Coptalk - What you don't know will SHOCK you!
Citizen's. Arrest: A citizen's arrest is exactly what it says. A citizen making a lawful arrest. Most commonly this takes place when a misdemeanor crime has taken place. (Read the text on crimes defined if you have forgotten the difference.) ...
Brent Burzycki, 1998
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Citizens enforcing the law: The legal and social space for ...
The legal and social space for citizen's arrest Astrid Bosch. making citizens crime -conscious to avoid victimization, it is giving vent to feelings of annoyance, insecurity and revenge against those who are seen as 'criminal' (Karstedt, 2002;  ...
Astrid Bosch, 2013
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Private Security Law: Case Studies
In citizen's arrest cases, the requisite standard of probable cause is considerably higher than that for arrests made by the police. The standard of probable cause to be met in a citizen's arrest for a felony cannot be met here. Greer neither ...
David Maxwell, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CITIZEN'S ARREST»

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$30 crime: charity box thief claims memory loss and homelessness …
The hotel staff manager ran from the hotel and followed Howarth before making a citizen's arrest and calling the police. Police say when the ... «Central Western Daily, Jul 15»
2
Fourth of July scofflaws ruin holiday night
A citizen's arrest of one of the scofflaws crossed my mind, but that would have just taken another deputy off the street to have to deal with it. «Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Jul 15»
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Taxi cab carjacked, crashes into fence in downtown Minneapolis
"It became a citizen's arrest,” Greeman said. “One of the guys ended up punching the guy in the face.” Witnesses said they called Minneapolis ... «FOX 9 News, Jul 15»
4
Peter Tatchell: pride and prejudice
Peter was badly beaten by Robert Mugabe's security henchmen when he bravely attempted to effect a citizen's arrest on the dictator. «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
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Boyleing Points
I guess when I saw a couple of middle aged women ride past me on the sidewalk I should have tackled them and made a citizen's arrest. «The Rockaway Times, Jul 15»
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Man who ejaculated into Malaysian hotel staff member's water bottle …
PUCHONG (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Citizen's arrest team members in Puchong Jaya township in Malaysia's state of Selangor ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
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Citizen's arrest didn't go well for the citizen in 1988
A 57-year-old Alton man who tried to bring a man he thought had burglarized his home to justice was in jail for allegedly kidnapping the man at ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Garcetti stance on homeless crackdown draws critics from both sides
If called to assist in a citizen's arrest for an alleged violation of an enacted law, the LAPD would be required to enforce it, Smith said. "If it is a ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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Woman allegedly bites nurse at Ukiah Valley Medical Center
She was placed under citizen's arrest for battery on medical staff, and charged with resisting arrest and violating her probation. While being ... «Ukiah Daily Journal, Jul 15»
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Judge drops no-contact order for Oklee man charged with ramming …
At one point, Reinbold allegedly told the deputy he did not want to be arrested and had tried to put his wife under citizen's arrest, according to ... «Park Rapids Enterprise, Jul 15»

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