citizen's arrest

English

Noun

citizen's arrest (plural citizen's arrests or citizens' arrests)

(uncountable, law) The right of a person who is not acting as a sworn law enforcement official to detain a suspected criminal until the police can be summoned.
(countable, law) An arrest made under this right.

Translations

right of a person to detain a suspected criminal

Chinese:
Mandarin: 公民逮捕權／公民逮捕权 (gōngmín dàibǔquán)
Finnish: yleinen kiinniotto-oikeus

an arrest made under this right

Chinese:
Mandarin: 公民逮捕 (gōngmín dàibǔ)
Finnish: kiinniottaminen
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