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Definition: arrest from Collins Dictionary of Law
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the seizure or touching ofa person's body with a view to his detention. In many jurisdictions the fact of arrest triggers various legal protections of the person arrested, such as a right to remain silent and a right to legal advice.

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in Scotland a form of preliminary attachment of moveables or an account. See ARRESTMENT.


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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
in law, seizure and detention of a person, either to bring him before a court body or official, or to otherwise secure the administration of the law. A person may be arrested for an alleged violation of civil or criminal law. Civil arrest is most often used when one has been guilty of civil contempt of court; but in some states of the United States it is also allowed in cases where it is feared the defendant may attempt to flee the court's jurisdiction or otherwise frustrate justice. Arrest is ordinarily accomplished by a warrant issued by a court or officer of justice. In civil arrest a warrant must always be issued and generally anyone named may not be apprehended on Sundays or legal holidays. There are no time restrictions on making a criminal arrest. Any person may make such an arrest without a warrant if a felony is committed in his presence; this is the so-called citizen's arrest. An officer of the law does not always need a warrant to arrest someone if he reasonably suspects…
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From World of Criminal Justice, Gale
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An arrest is a seizure of a person and/or deprivation of his/her personal liberty by a legal authority or under legal authority (as in a citizen’s arrest). A person may be subject to arrest only if the arresting authority has witnessed the commission of a crime, has probable cause that a crime has…
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From The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice
The authority of law enforcement officers to make arrests is restricted by the US Constitution's Fourth Amendment guarantee against unreasonable searches and seizures. The US Constitution expressly requires that arrest warrants be issued only when probable cause exists as determined by a magistrate. …
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From The Chambers Dictionary
to bring to a standstill, check; to seize; to catch, fix (eg the attention); to apprehend and take into custody (a person) by legal authority; to seize by warrant; to take as security ( Shakesp ). vi to suffer a cardiac arrest. n the act of arresting; seizure by warrant; stoppage, failure (eg of an…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Restraint and seizure of a person by someone (e.g., a police officer) acting under legal authority. An officer may arrest a person who is committing or attempting to commit a crime in the officer’s presence. Arrest is also permitted if the officer reasonably believes that a crime has been committed…
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From The Macquarie Dictionary
to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant. arrests, arresting, arrested to capture; seize. arrests, arresting, arrested to catch and fix to arrest the attention., arrests, arresting, arrested to bring to a standstill; stop; check to arrest the current of a river., arrests, arresting, …
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From Dictionary of Policing
An arrest is an overt restriction on a citizen’s liberty and must therefore conform to many safeguards and procedures. The vast majority of summary arrest powers are contained in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE). Arrest powers may also be conferred on officers outside the Police…
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From The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language
To stop; check: a brake that automatically arrests motion; arrested the growth of the tumor. To seize and hold under the authority of law. To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage. v. intr. To undergo cardiac arrest: The patient arrested en route to the hospital. n. a. The…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Apprehension and detention of a person suspected of a crime. In Britain, an arrest may be made on a magistrate's warrant, but a police constable is empowered to arrest without warrant in all cases where he or she has reasonable ground for thinking a serious offence has been committed. A private…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
in law, seizure and detention of a person, either to bring him before a court body or official, or to otherwise secure the administration of the law. A person may be arrested for an alleged violation of civil or criminal law. Civil arrest is most often used when one has been guilty of civil contempt…
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From Film Quotations: 11,000 Lines Spoken on Screen, Arranged by Subject, and Indexed
see also Control , Crimes and Criminals , Laws , Police , Prisons and Prisoners “That's right. I want you to send a wire to chief of police there. Tell him to stop that train and arrest Hildy Johnson. Bring him back here. Wire him a full description. The son of a [bitch] stole my watch.” After…
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