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  2. Citizen's arrest - Wikipedia

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    A citizen's arrest is an arrest made by a private citizen – a person who is not acting as a sworn law-enforcement official. [1] In common law jurisdictions, the practice dates back to medieval England and the English common law, in which sheriffs encouraged ordinary citizens to help apprehend law breakers.

  3. False imprisonment - Wikipedia

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    A false imprisonment claim may be made based upon private acts, or upon wrongful governmental detention. For detention by the police, proof of false imprisonment provides a basis to obtain a writ of habeas corpus. [2] Under common law, false imprisonment is both a crime and a tort.

  4. Detention (confinement) - Wikipedia

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    The detention decision directly made by the people's court is a judicial compulsory measure, based on the Civil Procedure Law or the Administrative Procedure Law. The maximum period is 20 days, and the court will deliver the detainee to the administrative detention facility of the public security department for execute.

  5. Are citizens’ arrests legal in Texas? State law is blurry and ...

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    A citizen’s arrest is the temporary detainment of a person who has committed a crime in their presence, ... Under Texas criminal law, you could face charges for unlawful restraint, kidnapping ...

  6. Couple alleges illegal.search, detainment by SPD in sexual ...

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    Aug. 29—A Sanford couple is threatening legal action against the city and the Sanford Police Department for what they contend was the illegal search of their home and unlawful detention in 2022.

  7. False arrest - Wikipedia

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    False arrest, unlawful arrest or wrongful arrest is a common law tort, where a plaintiff alleges they were held in custody without probable cause, or without an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction. Although it is possible to sue law enforcement officials for false arrest, the usual defendants in such cases are private security firms.

  8. Habeas corpus - Wikipedia

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    Habeas corpus (/ ˈ h eɪ b i ə s ˈ k ɔːr p ə s / ⓘ; from Medieval Latin, lit. ' you should have the body ') [1] is an equitable remedy [2] by which a report can be made to a court alleging the unlawful detention or imprisonment of an individual, and requesting that the court order the individual's custodian (usually a prison official) to bring the prisoner to court, to determine ...

  9. US arrests of Mexican drug lords could bring fresh charges in ...

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    Mexico's federal attorney general's office said in a statement on Sunday that the crimes committed along the way could include murder, kidnapping and unlawful detainment of a person, illicit use ...

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