False Arrest - Law Dictionary Search Results
Admiralty
has arisen, or the proceeds thereof, may be made available to meet the claim. As to warrants for arrest in Admiralty actions, the property is arrested on a warrant supported by affidavit (see R. S. C. Ord.
incident
of sexual harassment] 2 : a subordinate, dependent, or consequential element [the search was a legitimate to the arrest] [child support and other s of divorce] adj : having a subordinate or dependent relation to something specified
fresh pursuit
1 : the immediate and continuous pursuit by police officers of a suspect who is fleeing to avoid arrest that under common law and some state codes gives the officers the right to cross jurisdictional lines in
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apprehend
apprehend [Latin apprehendere to seize, arrest, from ad to + prehendere to seize] : arrest
prisoner
: a person deprived of liberty and kept under involuntary restraint, confinement, or custody ;esp : one under arrest, awaiting trial, on trial, or serving a prison sentence
Imprison
To put in prison or jail To arrest and detain in custody to confine
arbitrary
of power [an government] b : marked by or resulting from the unrestrained exercise of power [protection from arrest and detention] 3 a : based on preference, bias, prejudice, or convenience rather than on reason or fact
stop
purpose of inquiry or investigation and that must be based on reasonable suspicion see also terry stop compare arrest
Barratry
the master or crew, as deserting her, sinking her, or doing any act which may subject her to arrest, detention, loss, or forfeiture, etc. It is the practice in most countries to insure against barratry. Many foreign
Embargo
Embargo [fr. embargar, Sp.], a prohibition to pass; a stop, arrest, or detention of ships; a prohibition imposed in time of war by a belligerent state upon merchant ships
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