administrative detention; police custody
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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administrative detention; a penalty of short-term restriction of personal freedom imposed by public security organs on those who violate public security administration or other regulations
formalA specific type of administrative penalty under Chinese law, distinct from criminal detention (刑事拘留) which is a coercive measure in criminal proceedings. Duration is typically 1–15 days.
Yīn因
rǎo扰
luàn乱
gōng公
gòng共
zhì秩
xù序
，
tā他
bèi被
chǔ处
yǐ以
xíng行
zhèng政
jū拘
liú留
shí十
rì日
。
He was sentenced to ten days of administrative detention for disturbing public order.
Xíng行
zhèng政
jū拘
liú留
jué决
dìng定
yóu由
xiàn县
yǐ级
shàng以
gōng上
ān公
jī安
guān机
zuò关
chū作
出
。
Administrative detention decisions are made by public security organs at the county level or above.
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Yǔ与
xíng刑
shì事
jū拘
liú留
bù不
tóng同
，
xíng行
zhèng政
jū拘
liú留
shǔ属
yú于
xíng行
zhèng政
chǔ处
fá罚
ér而
fēi非
xíng刑
shì事
chǔ处
fá罚
。
Unlike criminal detention, administrative detention is an administrative penalty rather than a criminal punishment.