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An arrest is the act of depriving a person of their liberty usually in relation to the purported investigation or prevention of crime and presenting (the arrestee) to a procedure as part of the criminal justice system. The term is Anglo-Norman in origin and is related to the French word ''arrêt'', meaning "stop".
::::''Directorate of Enforcement v Deepak Mahajan,'' (1994) 3 SCC 440 at ¶46 (SC of India)). Police and various other bodies have powers of arrest. In some places, the power is more general; for example in England and Wales, any person can arrest "anyone whom he has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be committing, have committed or be guilty of committing an indictable offence," although certain conditions must be met before taking such action.〔(section 24a, Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 )〕 Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that, "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile." ==Etymology== The word "arrest" is Anglo-Norman in origin, derived from the French word ''arrêt'' meaning 'to stop or stay' and signifies a restraint of a person. Lexicologically, the meaning of the word arrest is given in various dictionaries depending upon the circumstances in which word is used. There are numerous slang terms for being arrested throughout the world. In British slang terminology, the term "nicked" is often synonymous with being arrested, and "nick" can also refer to a police station, and the term "pinched" is also common.〔Partridge, Eric and Paul Beale''A dictionary of slang and unconventional English'', p. 790, 886.〕 In the United States and France the term "collared" is sometimes used.〔Hérail, René James and Edwin A. Lovatt, ''Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French'', p. 194.〕 The term "lifted" is also heard on occasion.〔Partridge, Eric and Paul Beale''A dictionary of slang and unconventional English'', p. 681.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「arrest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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