Korean word

체포

Pronunciation

Romanizationchepo

Meaning

  • nounarrest

Example

그는 갑자기 체포를 당했다.keu neun kap jja gi che po reul tang haet tta

He was suddenly arrested.

Illustration for 체포 (arrest)

More examples

그는 불법 체포로 석방되었다.keu neun pul beop che po ro seok ppang doe eot tta

He was released because of an illegal arrest.

Core concept

A person suspected of a crime is caught and held so they cannot flee or interfere with an investigation.

Common phrases

  • 현장 체포hyeon jang che po

    on-site arrest

  • 체포 영장che po yeong jang

    warrant for arrest

  • 불법 체포pul beop che po

    illegal arrest

Similar words

검거keomgeo: Finding and capturing a criminal or suspect through police work.
구속kusok: Keeping a person in custody under a court order during an investigation or trial.

Definition in Korean

수사 기관이 범죄 혐의자가 도주하거나 증거를 인멸하지 못하도록 붙잡아 구금하는 조치 또는 그 상태su sa ki gwa ni peom joe hyeo mui ja ga to ju ha geo na cheung geo reul in myeol ha ji mo ta do rok put jja ba ku geum ha neun cho chi tto neun keu sang tae

Word origin

The Sino-Korean noun 체포 (chepo, "arrest") comes from a compound whose parts express pursuing and catching and then capturing, fitting the act of taking someone into custody.

Usage tips

  • This is a serious legal word for an actual arrest, so it is not a casual equivalent of caught in a playful story.

Opposites

  • 석방seokppangreleasenoun

Related words

  • 체포하다chepohadaarrestverb
  • 체포영장chepoyeongjangwarrant for arrestnoun

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