逮捕

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Chinese

catch; seize; until
catch; seize; until; arrest
 
 to catch; to seize; to capture
trad. (逮捕) 逮 捕
simp. #(逮捕) 逮 捕

Pronunciation

Verb

逮捕

  1. to arrest (a person for a crime); to apprehend

Usage notes

In Mainland China, 逮捕 refers to pretrial detention authorized by the procuratorate, which is equivalent to 羈押 / 羁押 (jīyā) in Taiwan and Macau. The apprehension of criminal suspects (whether in flagrante delicto or not) is known as 刑事拘留 (xíngshì jūliú) (刑拘 (xíngjū) in short).

In Taiwan, 逮捕 specifically refers to the arrest of wanted suspects or suspects committing a crime in flagrante delicto. Also see the usage notes at 拘提 (jūtí).

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 逮捕 (“to arrest”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 逮捕, 拘捕, 捕捉, 緝捕, 捉拿
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 逮, 抓
Taiwan 捉, 抓
Singapore 捉, 抓
Cantonese Guangzhou 拉
Hong Kong 拉, 錔
Singapore (Guangfu) 拉
Hakka Meixian 捉
Southern Min Xiamen 緝掠
Quanzhou 網, 網董
Tainan 掠
Penang (Hokkien) 掠
Singapore (Hokkien) 掠
Manila (Hokkien) 掠
Singapore (Teochew) 掠
Wu Shanghai 捕
Ningbo 揢
Wenzhou 拔

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
逮 捕
たい
Grade: S 		ほ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

逮(たい)捕(ほ) • (taiho) 

  1. (law) arrest (of a person)
    逮(たい)捕(ほ)状(じょう)
    taihojō
    arrest warrant

Derived terms

Verb

逮(たい)捕(ほ)する • (taiho suru) suru (stem 逮(たい)捕(ほ)し (taiho shi), past 逮(たい)捕(ほ)した (taiho shita))

  1. (law) to arrest someone
    警察(けいさつ)は容疑者(ようぎしゃ)を逮(たい)捕(ほ)した。
    Keisatsu wa yōgisha o taiho shita.
    The police arrested the suspect.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "逮捕する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 逮捕し たいほし taiho shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 逮捕し たいほし taiho shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 逮捕する たいほする taiho suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 逮捕する たいほする taiho suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 逮捕すれ たいほすれ taiho sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 逮捕せよ¹
逮捕しろ² 		たいほせよ¹
たいほしろ² 		taiho seyo¹
taiho shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 逮捕される たいほされる taiho sareru
Causative 逮捕させる
逮捕さす 		たいほさせる
たいほさす 		taiho saseru
taiho sasu
Potential 逮捕できる たいほできる taiho dekiru
Volitional 逮捕しよう たいほしよう taiho shiyō
Negative 逮捕しない たいほしない taiho shinai
Negative continuative 逮捕せず たいほせず taiho sezu
Formal 逮捕します たいほします taiho shimasu
Perfective 逮捕した たいほした taiho shita
Conjunctive 逮捕して たいほして taiho shite
Hypothetical conditional 逮捕すれば たいほすれば taiho sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

See also

Korean

Hanja in this term
逮捕

Noun

逮捕 • (chepo) (hangeul 체포)

  1. hanja form? of 체포 (“arrest”)
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