citizen's arrest
noun
: an arrest made not by a law officer but by a citizen who derives authority from the fact of being a citizen
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A CVS employee then signed a citizen's arrest form for the theft.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Sheriff's deputies arrived in the neighborhood following the citizen's arrest.
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White and his neighbors decided to make a citizen's arrest.
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 July 2025
Celebrity Big Brother producers address show's prolonged absence (exclusive)
A CVS employee then signed a citizen's arrest form for the theft.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Sheriff's deputies arrived in the neighborhood following the citizen's arrest.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 6 Feb. 2025
White and his neighbors decided to make a citizen's arrest.
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Citizen's arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citizen%27s%20arrest. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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