arrest
N.The apprehension of a person suspected of criminal activities. Most arrests are made by police officers, although anybody may, under prescribed conditions, effect an arrest. In some cases the ...
impeding apprehension or prosecution
Giving assistance to a person one knows to be guilty of an indictable offence with the intention of preventing or delaying his arrest or prosecution (e.g. providing a hiding place or destroying ...
joint investigation team
A team set up under formal mutual legal assistance agreements to carry out joint investigations into particular offences with cross‐border elements, with a view to improving and speeding up ...
resisting arrest
Taking any action to prevent one's arrest. A person may use reasonable force to resist an illegal arrest (Christie v Leachinsky [1947] AC 573 (HL). If he resists a legal arrest, however, he lays ...
