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Resisting Arrest
An arrest is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody (legal protection or control), usually because the person has been suspected of or observed committing a crime. After being taken into custody, the person can be Interrogation, questioned further or Criminal charge, charged. An arrest is a procedure in a Criminal justice, criminal justice system, sometimes it is also done after a Arrest warrant, court warrant for the arrest. Police and various other officers have power of arrest, powers of arrest. In some places, a citizen's arrest is permitted; for example in England and Wales, any person can arrest "anyone whom he has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be committing, have Guilt (law), committed or be guilty of committing an indictable offence", although certain conditions must be met before taking such action. Similar powers exist in France, Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland if a person is caught in an act of crime and not willing or able to produ ...
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