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Meaning of citizen's arrest | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An arrest made by a person who is not acting as a sworn law enforcement official to detain a suspected criminal until the police can be summoned.

countable

Equivalents

Suomi kiinniottaminen yleinen kiinniotto-oikeus

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

citizendom citizeness citizenhood citizenism citizenist citizenization

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