citizen's
citizen's — noun
1. the act of holding a suspected criminal so that the police can come, done by an
the act of holding a suspected criminal so that the police can come, done by an ordinary person rather than a police officer.
Hiro made a citizen's arrest after he saw the thief grab a tourist's bag.
make a citizen's arrest after witnessing a crime
Two shopkeepers performed a citizen's arrest on the man who broke their window.
perform a citizen's arrest on [suspect]
Roya held the suspect on the bus until the police arrived, in what the news called a citizen's arrest.
The law lets you make a citizen's arrest if you see someone clearly breaking it.
After the citizen's arrest, Christopher waited with the suspect for the officers to take over.
- private arrest
a more formal legal term for the same action by a non-officer
- police arrest
carried out by an officer using formal police powers
文法句型
make a citizen's arrest
perform a citizen's arrest
a citizen's arrest of [person]
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'citizen's arrest', usually with 'make' or 'perform'. The legal rules for when an ordinary person may do this vary by country, and police may still review whether the arrest was lawful.