citizen's arrest
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citizen's arrest

noun

Definition of CITIZEN'S ARREST

: an arrest made not by a law officer but by a citizen who derives authority from the fact of being a citizen

First Known Use of CITIZEN'S ARREST

1941

Rhymes with CITIZEN'S ARREST

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