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citizen's arrest

citizen's arrest see arrest ...


arrest of judgment

arrest of judgment [arrest stoppage] : a judge's stopping of a judgment because of a defect (as that the acts proven do not constitute a crime) for which the judgment could be reversed ...


Arrest on Mesne Process

Arrest on Mesne Process. See MESNE PROCESS....


Close arrest

Close arrest, means confinement within the Force or a detachment of the Force or a post quarter-guard building or tent under charge of a guard. [Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 (66 of 1949), s. 2 (b)]...


Freedom of arrest

Freedom of arrest, is the privilege which is limited to civil cases and does not extend to criminal cases or emergency legislation, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, Vol. 2, p. 587....


Arrest facto super bonis mercatorum alienigenorum

Arrest facto super bonis mercatorum alienigenorum, a writ against the goods of aliens found within this kingdom, in recompense of goods taken from a denizen in a foreign country after denial of restitution, Reg. Brev. 129. The ancient civilians called it clarigatio, but by the moderns it is termed reprisalia....


arrest warrant

arrest warrant see warrant ...


legal custody

legal custody The right to make important decisions about the raising of your child, on issues such as health care, religious upbringing, education, etc. ...


joint legal custody

joint legal custody The sharing, by both parents, of the right to make important decisions about a child's welfare. ...


Locatio custodi'

Locatio custodi', the receiving of goods on deposit for reward, Civ. Law....



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