false arrest

false arrest

 
noun Law.
arrest or detention of a person contrary to or unauthorized by law.
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1925–30
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False arrest is always a great word to know.
So is double jeopardy. Does it mean:
willful disobedience to or open disrespect for the rules or orders of a court
the subjecting of a person to a second trial or punishment for the same offense for which the person has already been tried or punished
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