Examples of citizen's arrest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Fox's lawyer argued that the citizen's arrest comment showed that Fox wasn't really up for kidnapping the government, but instead suggested an alternative. — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2022 Prosecutors argued the pursuers acted on rumors and had no immediate knowledge Arbery had committed a crime, which is required to claim a citizen's arrest. — Pamela Kirkland, CNN, 16 Feb. 2022 Dunikoski says the defendants had no right to make a citizen's arrest. — CBS News, 27 Nov. 2021 The killing played a critical role in Georgia's push to pass a hate crime bill into law and the overhaul of the state's citizen's arrest law. — Christina Maxouris, CNN, 6 Mar. 2022 The potential loosening of restrictions feels like a setback for gun safety advocates who saw Georgia's repeal last year of a citizen's arrest law predating the Civil War as a step forward in the wake of Arbery's death. — NBC News, 26 Feb. 2022 The property owner attempted a citizen's arrest for trespassing and informed police of the incident, according to the Daily Mail and The Sun. — Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 24 Feb. 2022 Defense attorneys in the state trial contended the McMichaels, suspecting Arbery of burglary, pursued him through neighborhood streets to conduct a citizen's arrest. — Pamela Kirkland, CNN, 16 Feb. 2022 The defense had sought to convince the jury that the McMichaels and Bryan were trying to execute a citizen's arrest, which was legal at the time in the state. — NBC News, 7 Jan. 2022 See More

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“Citizen's arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citizen%27s%20arrest. Accessed 16 May. 2022.

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