criminal detention; preventive custody
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a compulsory measure taken by public security organs to temporarily restrict the personal freedom of criminal suspects or defendants in emergency situations according to law
formalAbbreviated as 刑拘. This is a specific legal procedure in Chinese criminal law, distinct from 逮捕 (arrest) and 行政拘留 (administrative detention).
Gōng公
ān安
jī机
guān关
yǐ已
duì对
fàn犯
zuì罪
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
cǎi采
qǔ取
xíng刑
shì事
jū拘
liú留
cuò措
shī施
。
The public security organ has taken criminal detention measures against the suspect.
Tā他
yīn因
shè涉
xián嫌
dào盗
qiè窃
bèi被
xíng刑
shì事
jū拘
liú留
le了
。
He was placed under criminal detention on suspicion of theft.
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Xíng刑
shì事
jū拘
liú留
de的
zuì最
cháng长
qī期
xiàn限
shì是
sān三
shí十
qī七
tiān天
。
The maximum period for criminal detention is thirty-seven days.
Jiǎn检
chá察
yuàn院
pī批
zhǔn准
dài逮
bǔ捕
hòu后
，
xíng刑
shì事
jū拘
liú留
zì自
dòng动
jiě解
chú除
。
After the procuratorate approves the arrest, the criminal detention is automatically lifted.