(person - arrest)
31arrest record — Official form completed by police department when a person is arrested. Also, cumulative record of instances in which a person has been arrested, commonly maintained by probation office and useful to judge in setting sentences for second, third,… …
32arrest record — Official form completed by police department when a person is arrested. Also, cumulative record of instances in which a person has been arrested, commonly maintained by probation office and useful to judge in setting sentences for second, third,… …
33person in authority — Sheriff, constable, police or peace officer making an arrest and having the prisoner in custody, jailer, prosecuting attorney or district attorney, authorized investigator, a prosecuting witness, an examining magistrate, an interpreter, or the… …
34arrest on mesne process — Provisional relief by an attachment of the person of the defendant in a civil action …
35arrest warrant — noun a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court • Syn: ↑bench warrant • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑warrant • Hyponyms: ↑ …
36Citizen's arrest — A citizen s arrest is an arrest made by a person who is not acting as a sworn law enforcement official.[1] In common law jurisdictions, the practice dates back to medieval Britain and the English common law, in which sheriffs encouraged ordinary… …
37Henry Louis Gates arrest controversy — Arrest of Henry Louis Gates Professor Henry Louis Gates and Sgt. James Crowley Participants Resident Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Sgt. James Crowley Sgt. Leon Lashley Off. Carlos Figueroa Other unnamed offic …
38warrantless arrest — Arrest of a person without a warrant. It is generally permissible if the arresting officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has committed a felony or if the person has committed a misdemeanor amounting to a breach of the peace in …
39lawful arrest — arrest that was carried out according to the law, capture of a person by police in a legal manner …
40False arrest — is a common law tort, where a plaintiff alleges he or she was held in custody without probable cause or without an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. Although it is possible to sue law enforcement officials for false arrest, the… …
