Arrest at Legal Glossary What is it? A situation in which the police detain a person in a manner that, to any reasonable person, makes it clear she is not free to leave.
Arrest - To take into custody by legal authority.
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Arrest: To take into custody by legal authority.
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Arrest
(v) Arrest is the action by which a person is stopped from his normal activities by virtue of a legal authority or sanction, either by detaining him or by stopping his external accesses. By an arrest, a person is deprived of his liberty.
ARREST - To stop; to seize; to deprive one of his liberty by virtue of legal authority.
False arrest is a common law tort, where a plaintiff alleges they were held in custody without probable cause, or without an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
JUDGMENT, ARREST OF - This takes place when the court withhold judgment from the plaintiff on the ground that there is some error appearing on the face of the record, which vitiates the proceedings.
Citizen's Arrest definition:
Detainment of a person suspected of having committed a crime, by a person other than a police officer.
Arrest: To detain someone physically, in the name of the law.
Assault: To threaten someone by word or action, in such a way that the person is in fear of physical attack. This is both a tort (a civil law) and a crime.
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arrest of judgmentPostponing the effect of a judgment.
assumption of riskA defense that says that the plaintiff "knew the job was dangerous when he took it," as they say.
arrest of judgment: the act of staying the effect of a judgment already entered.
ARREST- To deprive a person of his liberty by legal authority.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION - A document that must be filed with a state in order to incorporate.
Arrest: To take into custody by legal authority.
Assault: A willful attempt or threat to harm another person, coupled with the present ability to inflict injury on that person, which causes apprehension in that person.
Arrest
To take into custody by legal authority.
Assault
Threat to inflict injury with an apparent ability to do so. Also, any intentional display of force that would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm.
arrest of judgment - Postponing the effect of a judgment already entered.
assault - A willful attempt to illegally inflict injury on or threaten a person.
Arrest Warrant - An order by a judge that gives permission for a police officer to arrest a person for allegedly committing a crime.
Arrest:
To take a person into custody, by authority of law, for the purpose of charging him/her with a criminal offense.
Arrest Warrant - An order issued to a peace officer by a judge or magistrate, requiring the arrest of a named person.
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arrest
A situation in which the police detain a person in a manner that, to any reasonable person, makes it clear she is not free to leave.
Arrest: When a person is taken into custody by a police officer and charged with a crime.
Arrearages: Money for alimony and/or child support, which is overdue and unpaid.
False arrest
Definition
: an arrest made without legal authority
If a person is taken into custody, no matter how briefly, a false arrest is also false imprisonment.
resisting arrest
n. the crime of using physical force (no matter how slight in the eyes of most law enforcement officers) to prevent arrest, handcuffing and/or taking the accused to jail.
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Arbitrary arrest and detention and lengthy pre-trial detention would reveal the absence of due process in criminal cases.
Warrant of Arrest - A writ by a magistrate, justice or other competent authority, to a sheriff or other officer, requiring him to arrest a person therein named and bring him before the magistrate of Court to answer to a specified charge.
Capias: An arrest warrant ordering the sheriff or another police officer to take a person into custody because he or she refuses to show up to court.
Capitalization: The conversation of income into value.
Probable cause for arrest - a fair probability that a crime was committed and a fair probability that the suspect committed that crime.
Extradition
The arrest and delivery of a fugitive wanted for a crime committed in another country, usually under the terms of a extradition treaty.
Extradition
The arrest and delivery of a fugitive wanted for a crime committed in another country, usually under the terms of a extradition treaty.
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Henry VIII of England even took to branding them with a hot iron before they left the country just in case they tried to return; they could then be quickly spotted and arrested.
Bench Warrant - An order issued by the court, ("from the bench") for the arrest of a person for violating a court order.
If they were to be free from arbitrary arrests, secure in liberty and property, equal in privilege and entitled to an impartial administration, it was because the constitution of the state so declared.
WarrantA judicial order directing a peace officer to do something such as arrest someone, search or seize something, or enforce a judicial order.
Habeas corpus was one of the concessions the British Monarch made in the Magna Carta and has stood as a basic individual right against arbitrary arrest and imprisonment.
Arrest warrant A written order of the court which is made on behalf of the state, or United States, ...
an order (writ) of a court which directs a law enforcement officer (usually a sheriff) to arrest and bring a person before the judge, such as a person who is charged with a crime, convicted of a crime but failed to appear for sentencing, ...
APS or Administrative Per Se: In many states, there are two separate cases that arise from a single drunk driving arrest. The court case, and the Administrative Per Se, or APS case, with the Motor Vehicles Department.
MIRANDA WARNING - A four-part warning required to be given by police to a criminal suspect who has been arrested before custodial interrogation can take place.
It does not involve the arrest of the accused and is used where the police, either by the relatively less serious nature of the crime or because of the standing of the accused in the community, ...
Bail is usually granted in a civil arrest. Courts have greater discretion to grant or deny bail in the case of persons under criminal arrest, e.g., it is usually refused when the accused is charged with homicide.
To take, seize; to arrest.
Capias. That you take. A common-law writ commanding the sheriff to take a defendant into custody. Named from the emphatic word in the writ when expressed in Latin.
Using the example in Holyday, if it is true that any person can arrest a "common cheater".
BOOKING: Part of the process of being arrested in which the details of who a person is and why he or she was arrested are recorded into the police records.
BRIEF: A written document that outlines a party's legal arguments in a case.
SEARCH INCIDENT TO ARREST A police officer who has the right to arrest a person either with or without a warrant may search his person and the immediate area of the arrest for weapons.
Magistrates - act as judges working around the clock, issuing warrants of arrest, presiding over trials of small claims, ($4,000 or less), and performing marriages. Their offices are usually located in or near the courthouse.
A written order directing the arrest of a party. A search warrant orders that a specific location be searched for items, which if found, can be used in court as evidence.
Without prejudice
Without pre judging an issue.
The citation is typically used for lesser offences (such as traffic violations) because it relies on the good faith of the defendant to appear as requested, as opposed to an arrest or bail.
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Bench warrant - An order issued by a judge for the arrest of a person.
Beneficiary - Someone named to receive property or benefits in a will. In a trust, a person who is to receive benefits from the trust.
Warrant - Most commonly, a court order authorizing law enforcement officers to make an arrest or conduct a search.
Initial appearance - The defendant comes before a judge within hours of the arrest to determine whether or not there is probable cause for his or her arrest.
The privileges are: Freedom of speech, freedom from arrest (on civil matters), freedom of access to the sovereign and that 'the most favourable construction should be placed on all the Houses's proceedings'.
WARRANT: An official order authorizing a specific act, such as an arrest or the search of someone's home.
WITNESS: Person who comes to court and swears under oath to give truthful evidence.
BAILABLE PROCESS
Is that process by which an officer is required to arrest a person, and afterwards to take bail for his appearance. A capias ad respondendum is... more ...
Return: A report to a judge by police on the implementation of an arrest or search warrant. Also, a report to a judge in reply to a subpoena, civil or criminal.
warrant: a written order directing the arrest of a person issued by an authority - warrants are "issued," "executed" or "canceled" ...
Writ
The means by which a court compels acts to be performed, including such documents as an arrest warrant, garnishment and writs of attachment.
Writ of Assistance
A writ issued by a court in order to enforce its judgment or decree.
Warrant: Written order authorizing official action by law enforcement officials, usually directing them to arrest the person in the warrant ...
Warrant - A writ issued by a judge or competent authority, directing a Sheriff or officer to make an arrest or search.
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