lawful arrest
The taking of a person into legal custody either under a valid warrant or on probable cause that the person has committed a crime. Cf. unlawful arrest. — Also termed arrest by warrant; warrant arrest.
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unlawful arrest
The taking of a person into custody either without a valid warrant or without probable cause to believe that the person has committed a crime. Cf. lawful arrest.
resisting unlawful arrest
resisting unlawful arrest. The act of opposing a police officer who is making an unlawful arrest. • Most jurisdictions have accepted the Model Penal Code position prohibiting the use of force to resist an unlawful arrest when the person arrested knows that a police officer is making the arrest. But some jurisdictions allow an arrestee
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lawful arrest
lawful arrest 合法逮捕；合法拘禁 指根据有效的逮捕证，或者有可成立理由〔probable cause〕相信某人实施了犯罪所执行的逮捕，或者根据有效的民事拘禁令状而将某人拘禁。
pretextual arrest
An arrest of a person for a minor offense for the opportunity to investigate the person’s in-volvement in a more serious offense for which there are no lawful grounds to make an arrest. — Also termed pretext arrest.
resisting arrest
resisting arrest. The crime of obstructing or opposing a police officer who is making an arrest. — Also termed resisting lawful arrest. [Cases: Obstructing Justice 3. C.J.S. Obstructing Justice or Governmental Administration §§ 18–29.]
seizure
seizure, n. The act or an instance of taking possession of a person or property by legal right or process; esp., in constitutional law, a confiscation or arrest that may interfere with a person’s reasonable expectation of privacy. [Cases: Arrest 68(4); Searches and Seizures 13. 1. C.J.S. Arrest § 45; Searches and Seizures§§ 8, 13,
escapee
escapee. A prisoner or other inmate who has escaped from lawful custody. [Cases: Escape 1. C.J.S. Escape §§ 2–3, 5–10, 12, 27, 44.] “The word ‘escapee’ is employed at times by those who are not careful in the use of language. They probably think this word is comparable to ‘arrestee’ or ‘employee.’ But the arrestee
rescue
rescue, n. 1. The act or an instance of saving or freeing someone from danger or captivity. 2. The forcible and unlawful freeing of a person from arrest or imprisonment. — Also termed rescous. [Cases: Rescue 1. C.J.S. Escape §§ 28–31, 33.] “A rescue signifies a forcible setting at liberty, against law, of a person