civil arrest
- The act of detaining a defendant involved in a civil lawsuit until they either post set bail or fulfill the payment required by the court's decision
- The court ordered a civil arrest of the defendant as he failed to make the necessary payments.
- The sheriff conducted the civil arrest following the judge's order due to the defendant's noncompliance with the court's judgment.
- Upon the defendant's failure to post bail, a civil arrest was executed to ensure compliance with the legal judgment.
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