arresting officer
Handcuffing law enforcer
The arresting officer is the law enforcement official who takes someone into custody.
The term appears frequently in legal and news contexts: The arresting officer read him his rights.
It distinguishes the specific officer who made the arrest from others who may have been present or involved in the investigation.
- copLaw enforcement slang
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- handcuffsLocking wrist restraints
- MirandaCustodial rights advisement
- custodyProtective care or control
squad car · uniform · on the beat · detain · booking · booking process · police station · patrol · patrol duty · sergeant · deputy · trooper · witness · report · pursuit · apprehension · collar · bust
- court rolesjudge, juror, plaintiff, defendant, prosecutor
- witnesseseyewitness, expert witness, character witness, defense witness, material witness
arresting officerarrestee
One taken into custody
suspect · detainee · defendant · prisoner · perpetrator
arresting officerarrestee
One taken into custody
suspect · fugitive · wanted person · criminal · offender
arresting officerdefense attorney
Lawyer representing the accused
public defender · defense counsel · bail bondsman · parole officer · prosecuting attorney
arrest, arrests, arrested, arresting, arrestee, arrestable, officer, officers, office