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citizens' arrests

citizens' arrests is the plural of citizen's arrest.

Meaning of citizen's arrest

Noun

citizen's arrest (plural citizen's arrests or citizens' arrests)

  1. (countable) An arrest made by a person who is not acting as a sworn law enforcement official to detain a suspected criminal until the police can be summoned.

Questions about citizens' arrests

What is citizens' arrests the plural of?
Citizens' arrests is the plural of citizen's arrest.

Words near citizens' arrests in the dictionary

  1. citizenly
  2. citizenries
  3. citizenry
  4. citizens
  5. citizens of the world
  6. citizens' arrests
  7. citizens' band
  8. citizens' band radio
  9. citizens' band radios
  10. citizenship
  11. citizenshipless

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