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őrizetben

kifejezés

partial

under arrest

Comparative law notes

Hungary

The definition (held by the police in connection with a crime) matches the Hungarian word "őrizetben". However the term "under arrest" also means "letartóztatásban" in Hungarian, which is basically that someone is being held in pre-trial detention based on a court order.

Definitions of under arrest

English

held by the police in connection with a crime

We interviewed him and subsequently placed him under arrest.