ALL meanings of citizen's arrest
citizen's arrest
C c - countable noun citizen's arrest If someone makes a citizen's arrest, they catch someone who they believe has committed a crime and inform the police. 3
- noun citizen's arrest an arrest carried out by an ordinary member of the public rather than an officer of the law 3
- noun citizen's arrest an arrest made by a citizen who is not a law officer, as allowed under common law or by statute 3
- noun citizen's arrest an arrest made by a private citizen whose authority derives from the fact of citizenship. 1
- noun citizen's arrest (Uncountable Noun) (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. 0
- noun citizen's arrest (Countable Noun) (law) An arrest made under this right. 0