Citizen's Arrest Definition

sĭtĭ-zənz
noun
An arrest made by a person other than a law enforcement officer for a crime committed in the presence of that person.
American Heritage
An arrest made by a citizen who is not a law officer, as allowed under common law or by statute.
Webster's New World

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Noun

Singular:
citizen's arrest
Plural:
citizen-s-arrests, citizens-arrests

Citizen's Arrest Sentence Examples

  • He decided to make a citizen's arrest but she struggled free with the help of two women accomplices.

  • Granny rugby-tackled jay walker A 77-year-old granny made a citizen's arrest in Germany when she rugby-tackled a 25-year-old jay walker.

  • Anyway, this rumor is back in circulation due to a recent incident involving Tila making a citizen's arrest on San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman.

  • Here everyone thought citizen's arrests were just in the movies, as it turns out the two men made a citizen's arrest of each other.

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