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Final report, charge-sheet
report, charge-sheet, the expressions 'charge-sheet' or 'final-report' are not used in the Code, but it is understood in Police Manuals of several States containing the rules and regulations to be a report by the police filed under
Arrest
in respect of certain minor offences on the highway [s. 78, (English) Highways Act; s. 28, (English) Town Police Clauses Act; s. 74(2), (English) Public Health Act, 1925 (Geo. 5, c. 71)]. For further statutes and for
booking
booking : a procedure at a jail or police station following an arrest in which information about the arrest (as the time, the name of the arrested
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duty
Old French see due ] 1 : tasks, service, or functions that arise from one's position [performing a police officer's duties] ;also : a period of being on duty see also jury duty 2 : an obligation
force
force majeure 2 : a body of persons available for a particular end [the labor ] ;specif : police force usually used with the 3 : violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon or against a person or
knock and announce rule
knock and announce rule : a rule of criminal procedure requiring that police announce their authority and purpose before entering a premises in execution of a search or arrest warrant unless
Terry stop
Terry stop [from Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 (1968), case in which the right of police to stop and question a suspect was first discussed] : a stop and limited search of a person
Active duty
to restore and preserve order in any local area in the event of any disturbance therein. [Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 (66 of 1949), s. 2 (a)] Means, in relations to a person subject to this
abuse
with (a child under an age specified by statute) 3 : to attack harshly with words [ a police officer] [ a debtor] abus·er n [ə-byüs] n 1 : improper, unfair, or excessive use [ of authority]
Bass's Act (English)
Bass's Act (English), the Metropolitan Police Act, 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c. 55), for the better regulation of Street Music within the Metropolitan
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