身柄
Meanings
1
one's person; one's body; the person (of someone)
Refers to a person's physical self, especially in legal, police, or formal contexts involving custody, detention, or transfer of an individual. Often used in phrases like 身柄を拘束する (take someone into custody) or 身柄を引き渡す (hand over a person).
The police secured the suspect's person.
Procedures to hand over the person are underway.
Usage patterns
- 身柄を確保するto take someone into custody / secure a person
The police took the fleeing man into custody.
- 身柄を引き渡すto hand a person over (to authorities)
That country handed the suspect over to Japan.
- 身柄を移送するto transfer a person (in custody) to another location
The defendant was transferred in custody to a different detention center.
Expressions
- 身柄を拘束するdetain; take into custody