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再拘留 (さいこうりゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

再さい拘こう留りゅう

Meanings

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noun

remand; re-detention

Legal term for holding a suspect or defendant again in custody, often after a court decision or further investigation.

裁さい判ばん所しょは被ひ告こくの再さい拘こう留りゅうを命めいじた。
The court ordered the defendant's remand.
再さい拘こう留りゅうの請せい求きゅうが検けん察さつ側がわから出だされた。
A request for re-detention was filed by the prosecution.

Kanji

再again, twice, second time
拘arrest, seize, concerned
留detain, fasten, halt

Similar words

拘こう留りゅう
拘留 is the initial detention; 再拘留 adds the prefix 再 (re-) to indicate a repeated or renewed detention.

Etymology

Compound of 再 (re-, again) and 拘留 (detention, custody). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese legal compounding patterns.