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逮捕

dài bǔ

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to arrest
  • to apprehend
  • an arrest

Definition

公安机关、人民检察院或者人民法院依法将犯罪嫌疑人或被告人暂时羁押，限制其人身自由的强制措施。

A compulsory measure taken by public security organs, people's procuratorates, or people's courts to temporarily detain a criminal suspect or defendant, restricting their personal freedom.

Usage

通常用于法律语境，指执法人员依法对犯罪嫌疑人进行拘捕。

Usually used in legal contexts, referring to law enforcement officers arresting a criminal suspect according to law.

Examples

  • 1 警方在机场成功逮捕了逃犯。 (The police successfully arrested the fugitive at the airport.)
  • 2 他因涉嫌贪污被检察院批准逮捕。 (He was arrested with the approval of the procuratorate on suspicion of embezzlement.)
  • 3 在逮捕过程中，嫌疑人试图反抗。 (During the arrest, the suspect tried to resist.)
  • 4 法院决定立即逮捕该被告。 (The court decided to arrest the defendant immediately.)
  • 5 该犯罪团伙的主要成员已被全部逮捕。 (All the main members of the criminal gang have been arrested.)

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