单词 | pretextual arrest |
释义 | > as lemmaspretextual arrest pretextual arrest n. U.S. Law a valid arrest for a minor offence, made in order to investigate the arrestee for a more serious offence for which there are no legal grounds to make an arrest. ΚΠ 1968 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 391 315 There is a similarity between the effect of a ‘pretextual arrest’ and the effect of an unlawful arrest, but the two cannot be equated. 2002 Law & Order July 105 The Supreme Court also issued opinions dealing with searches related to minor offenses, drug testing of pregnant females, arrests for non-jailable minor traffic infractions, pretextual arrests and their obvious Fourth Amendment overtones. < as lemmas |
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