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逮捕する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Formal term for arrest by law enforcement; used as both a noun and a suru-verb. Common in news reports.

Related words· 9

捕つかまえるN4
捕まえる is a casual, general verb for catching or grabbing someone, while 逮捕 is the formal legal term for a police arrest.
拘こう束そくN1
拘束 refers to restraining or detaining someone and can occur outside police procedure, while 逮捕 specifically means a formal legal arrest.
検けん挙きょ
検挙 refers to police taking action against a suspect (which may or may not include physical custody), while 逮捕 specifically means taking someone into custody.
連れん行こう
連行 means escorting someone to a police station for questioning, which is less formal and legally binding than 逮捕.

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御ご用よう
逮捕 is the standard modern word for arrest, whereas 御用 is an old-fashioned or dramatic term for the same act, mainly heard in period dramas.
送そう検けん
逮捕 refers to the actual arrest of a suspect, whereas 送検 is the subsequent procedural step of transferring the arrested suspect's case to the prosecutor's office.
拘こう留りゅう
逮捕 is the act of arresting a suspect, while 拘留 refers to the subsequent period of holding that person in custody.
取とり押おさえるN2
逮捕する is the formal legal term for placing someone under arrest, whereas 取り押さえる focuses on the physical act of grabbing and subduing them (which may happen before a formal arrest).

Don't confuse with

投とう獄ごく
逮捕 refers to the act of arresting someone, while 投獄 refers to the subsequent act of imprisoning them; learners often mix up which stage of the process each word describes.
現げん行こう犯はん
逮捕 means the general act of 'arrest', while 現行犯 specifically describes being caught in the act of committing a crime, so the two are often used together but are not the same word.
留りゅう置ち
逮捕 is the act of arresting a suspect, while 留置 refers to the subsequent holding of that person in custody.