Legal glossary

“open arrest”

Defined in 1 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. The Central Reserve Police Force Act, 1949 · s. 2

    (e) "open arrest" means confinement within the precincts of any barracks, lines or camp for the time being occupied by any part of the Force;
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