pretextual arrest
US Law
noun
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.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The Federal Reporter.
| 单词 | pretextual arrest |
| 释义 | pretextual arrestUS Law noun 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. Origin |
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