单词 | appropriate adult |
释义 | > as lemmasappropriate adult appropriate adult n. British Law an adult such as a parent, guardian, or social worker, required to be present during police interviews with a person regarded as vulnerable (because of age, mental disability, etc.) to ensure fair treatment. ΚΠ 1984 Hansard Commons 14 May 108 I refer the honourable Gentleman..to paragraph 3 of annexe A of the draft code on detention which provides that: ‘An intimate search of an arrested juvenile may take place only in the presence of the appropriate adult of the same sex.’ 1985 Police & Criminal Evid. Act 1984 (s.66) Codes of Pract. C 58 The appropriate adult should be informed that he is not expected to act simply as an observer. The purposes of his presence are, first, to advise the person being questioned. 1995 Independent 9 Nov. (Suppl.) 2/1 The police are supposed to call in an appropriate adult whenever they think that someone may be vulnerable, and therefore at risk of being led into an unsound confession by the police. 2011 J. Wyatt et al. Oxf. Handbk. Forensic Med. vi. 186 An appropriate adult is not subject to legal privilege and may be required to disclose the content of discussions with the detainee in court. < as lemmas |
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