The phrase "illegal arrest" is correct and usable in written English.
For example, "The court ruled that the police officer made an illegal arrest, as the suspect had not committed any crime."
A year on, the extradition hearing has been delayed until August, complicated by illegal arrest warrants and the New Zealand government's admission that it had illegally spied on Dotcom, who has residency status in the country.
754 images of my illegal arrest & beating by police.
To protest against her illegal arrest, Nasrin has gone on several hunger strikes.
In some situations illegal arrest practices may even render a confession of the defendant inadmissible at the trial.
As recently as February 2016, Utreras and Stegmiller have been the subject of complaints for alleged illegal arrest.
In early July, the authorities reversed course: the officers were taken into custody and charged with illegal arrest, torture and excessive force, though not with murder.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday reinstated a lawsuit filed by a New York City police officer who accused his superiors of violating his First Amendment rights by punishing him for reporting the existence of an illegal arrest-quota system.
In many cases, police officers are making illegal arrests with the acquiescence and sometimes explicit approval of their superiors.
Illegal arrests and forced sterilizations in the name of population control were overseen by her son Sanjay.
"We still see too many instances of illegal arrests occurring around the city in public housing residences," said Mr. Gibney, of the Legal Aid Society.
Middle Eastern leaders usually resort to illegal arrests, arbitrary prison sentences, torture and enforced disappearances when expressing their contempt for the media.
