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Definition
An arrest warrant, subpoena, or summons.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a formal document issued by a court or authority for the purpose of detaining someone. While it sounds slightly dramatic or old-fashioned in some contexts, it remains the standard term for an arrest warrant in legal and police-related discussions. It is almost exclusively used in the context of criminal proceedings rather than civil summons.
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The police brought an arrest warrant to the door to make an arrest.
Related words
Common phrases
to issue an arrest warrant
to execute an arrest warrant
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with general legal documents or summons like 傳票, but this term is strictly reserved for warrants involving an arrest.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
