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Meditatio fug'

Meditatio fug'. A debtor in meditatione fug' (meditating fight) may, by the law of Scotland, be arrested by warrant obtained for that purpose. Scots Law. See ARREST ON MESNE PROCESS.

Capias

forthwith apprehended; see now the (English) Debtors Act, 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 62), s. 6, abolishing arrest on mesne process; and see MESNE PROCESS.

Hysterogenic

the hysterogenicpressure points on the surface of the body pressure upon which is said both to produce and arrest an attack of hysteria

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Bum-Bailiff

Bum-Bailiff, a person employed to dun one for a debt; the bailiff employed to arrest for debt. See BOUND-BAILIFFS.

hot pursuit

escape justifies the failure of the officers to obtain a warrant before making an entry, search, seizure, or arrest

no-knock

no-knock : of, relating to, or being entry by police (as to make an arrest) into private premises without knocking and without identifying themselves [a raid] no-knock n

motion

: an application made to a court or judge to obtain an order, ruling, or direction [a to arrest judgment] ;also : a document containing such an application b : the initiative of a court to issue

mirandize

mirandize -dized -diz·ing : to recite the Miranda warnings to (a person under arrest)

magistrate

role or function of a magistrate [ means an officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense "Arizona Revised Statutes"]

requiring that police announce their authority and purpose before entering a premises in execution of a search or arrest warrant unless special circumstances (as risk of harm to the police) warrant unannounced or forcible entry compare exigent

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