検けん挙きょ

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検挙する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to the act of police or authorities apprehending a suspect or rounding up multiple suspects. Often used in news reports.

〈人ひと〉を検けん挙きょするfor police to arrest/apprehend someone
警けい察さつは詐さ欺ぎの疑うたがいで男おとこを検けん挙きょした。
The police arrested the man on suspicion of fraud.
〈事こと〉で検けん挙きょされるto be arrested in connection with a matter/case
彼かれは違い法ほ薮う輸ゆ出しゅつの事じ件けんで検けん挙きょされた。
He was arrested in connection with an illegal export case.

逮たい捕ほN3
逮捕 is the general, everyday word for an arrest, while 検挙 is a more formal, police-report term stressing the investigative work of uncovering and apprehending suspects.
摘てき発はつN1
摘発 focuses on exposing or cracking down on an illegal act or ring, whereas 検挙 focuses on the resulting apprehension of the suspect(s).
拘こう束そくN1
拘束 refers to physically restraining or detaining someone, while 検挙 specifically means formally arresting a suspect as part of a criminal investigation.

検けん討とうN3
検討 (to examine/consider) shares the kanji 検 with 検挙 (to arrest) but has a completely unrelated meaning of deliberation rather than police action.
検けん察さつN1
検察 refers to the prosecution or prosecutorial authorities, while 検挙 is the specific act of police apprehending a suspect, so the two are easily confused despite sharing 検.

件けんN2
検挙 is typically counted with 件 as in 検挙件数, referring to the number of arrest cases.
回かいN4
検挙 can also be counted with 回 when referring to the number of times an arrest has occurred.

Compound of 検 (investigate) and 挙 (raise, take action), referring to the act of investigating and apprehending.