seize and hand over to authorities
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to seize (a criminal) and hand over to judicial authorities; to take into custody
formalUsed when ordinary citizens or victims apprehend a suspect or wrongdoer and deliver them to the police or judicial authorities. Implies a citizen's arrest.
Jū居
mín民
dāng当
chǎng场
zhuā抓
zhù住
le了
xiǎo小
tōu偷
bìng并
jiāng将
qí其
niǔ扭
sòng送
dào到
le了
pài派
chū出
suǒ所
。
The residents caught the thief on the spot and took him to the police station.
Tā他
yīn因
shè涉
xián嫌
zhà诈
piàn骗
bèi被
qún群
zhòng众
niǔ扭
sòng送
gōng公
ān安
jī机
guān关
。
He was seized by the public and handed over to the public security authorities on suspicion of fraud.
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Fǎ法
lǜ律
gǔ鼓
lì励
gōng公
mín民
jiāng将
zhèng正
zài在
shí实
shī施
fàn犯
zuì罪
de的
rén人
niǔ扭
sòng送
sī司
fǎ法
jī机
guān关
。
The law encourages citizens to seize and hand over to judicial authorities those who are in the act of committing a crime.