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McNabb-Mallory rule

an arrestee must be brought before a magistrate without unnecessary delay in order for a confession made during detention to be admissible NOTE: In practice, the rule is not absolute. Under the U.S. Code, a delay of

lockup

courthouse) or jail where persons are held prior to a court hearing compare house of correction, house of detention, jail, penitentiary, prison 2 : the tactic of arranging with a friendly party an option to buy a

Criminal Justice Administration Act (English)

Criminal Justice Administration Act (English), 1914 (4 & 5 Geo. 5, c. 58). The Act considerably enlarges the jurisdiction of Courts of Summary Jurisdiction; requires time to be allowed for payment of fines; substitutes 'detention' for...

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distress

Latin districtus severe, from past participle of distringere to hinder, punish see distrain ] 1 : seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge or to obtain satisfaction of a claim by the sale of

abduction

law. As statutorily defined, mainly in the nineteenth century, abduction is generally stated to include taking away or detention of a woman under a certain age, usually 16 or 18, with or without her consent or knowledge

arrestee

arrestee : a person who is or was under arrest

asylum

asylum : protection from arrest and extradition given esp. to political refugees by a nation or by an embassy or other agency that

capias ad respondendum

him/her) answer the charge] : a writ or process commanding an officer to place a person under civil arrest in order to answer a charge

capias ad satisfaciendum

claim)] : a writ or process commanding an officer to place a person (as a debtor) under civil arrest until a claim is satisfied

cause

stipulates that “no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause.” Probable cause is also required for a warrantless arrest. Probable cause is an objective standard rather than a function of subjective opinion or suspicion not grounded in

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