Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Arrest on mesne process
see arrest
Arrest on mesne process (meen).
hist. Arrest in a civil case before trial takes place .citizen's arrest. An arrest of a private person by another private person on grounds that (1) a public offense was committed in the arrester's presence, or (2) the arrester has reasonable cause to believe that the arrestee has committed a felony.
mesne process
1 A process issued between the commencement of a lawsuit and the final judgment or determination. 2. The procedure by which a contumacious defendant is compelled to plead.