常じょう人じん逮たい捕ほ

noun

citizen's arrest

Legal term for an arrest made by a private citizen, as permitted under Japanese law (e.g., Criminal Procedure Code Article 213).

• 現げん行こう犯はんの場ば合あい、常じょう人じん逮たい捕ほが認みとめられている。

  In the case of a flagrant offense, a citizen's arrest is permitted.