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羁押 (jī yā) — (of a suspect) to detain in custody (formally, by legal authority)

Definition

A formal legal term: to hold a suspect in custody by legal authority until trial. The verb 拘捕 refers to the arrest itself, while 羁押 covers the longer pre-trial detention that follows.

verb
(of a suspect) to detain in custody (formally, by legal authority)

Examples

  • 羁押，。
    Tā bèi jǐng chá jī yā le, zhèng zài děng dài shěn pàn.
    He was taken into custody by the police and is awaiting trial.
  • 羁押。
    Fǎ yuàn jué dìng duì fàn zuì xián yí rén shí xíng jī yā.
    The court decided to place the criminal suspect in custody.
  • 羁押，。
    Zài jī yā qī jiān, xián yí rén yǒu quán lì qǐng lǜ shī.
    During detention, the suspect has the right to a lawyer.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

羁jīrestrain
押yādetain

羁 and 押 both carry restraining or detaining senses, so 羁押 means to take into custody.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
甲
甲jiǎ押yā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

押 pairs 扌, a hand, with 甲, which gives the sound.

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