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緊急逮捕 (kinkyuutaiho) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The police arrested the suspect without a warrant.
Check whether the requirements for an arrest without warrant are met.
Kanji 急 hurry, emergency, sudden Related words 通つう 常じょう 逮たい 捕ほ 通常逮捕 is an arrest with a warrant, while 緊急逮捕 is an arrest without a warrant in urgent situations.
現げん 行こう 犯はん 逮たい 捕ほ 現行犯逮捕 is an arrest of a person caught in the act of committing a crime, which also does not require a warrant, but is distinct from 緊急逮捕 which applies to serious cases where a warrant is not yet obtained.
Etymology Compound of 緊急 (emergency, urgent) and 逮捕 (arrest). The term is a legal concept in Japanese criminal procedure.