긴급체포

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 緊急逮捕, from 緊急 (emergency) + 逮捕 (arrest).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kinɡɯp̚t͡ɕʰe̞pʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gin'geupchepo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gingeubchepo
McCune–Reischauer?kin'gŭpch'ep'o
Yale Romanization?kinkupchey.pho

Noun

긴급체포 • (gin'geupchepo) (hanja 緊急逮捕)

  1. (criminal law) warrantless arrest (subject to retroactive prosecutorial approval) when serious crimes are suspected to be committed.