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検束 (けんそく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

検けん束そく

け

ん

そ

く

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

arrest; custody; detention

Formal legal term for taking a person into custody, often used in police or judicial contexts.

警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃを検けん束そくした。
The police took the suspect into custody.
検けん束

そく

状じょう

が

発はっ

行こう

さ

れ

た

。

A detention warrant was issued.

Kanji

検examination, investigate
束bundle, sheaf, ream

Similar words

逮たい捕ほ
逮捕 is the common word for 'arrest' in everyday and legal contexts. 検束 is more formal and often refers to the act of taking someone into custody or detention, sometimes with a nuance of physical restraint.
拘こう束そく
拘束 means 'restraint' or 'confinement' and can be used for both physical and abstract restrictions. 検束 specifically refers to legal custody by authorities.

Etymology

Compound of 検 (けん, 'examine, inspect') and 束 (そく, 'bundle, restrain'). The combination conveys the idea of inspecting and restraining a person, fitting the legal sense of taking into custody.