English Explanatory Dictionary

citizen's arrest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An arrest made by a person who is not acting as a sworn law enforcement official to detain a suspected criminal until the police can be summoned.

Word forms

citizen's arrest citizen's arrests citizens' arrests
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