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citizen's arrest

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cit·i·zen's arrest (st-znz)
n.
An arrest made by a citizen, for whom legal authority arises from the fact of citizenship, rather than by an officer of the law.
citizen's arrest
n
(Law) an arrest carried out by an ordinary member of the public rather than an officer of the law


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