Definition
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تَوْقيف
tawqif
تَوْقيف هو إجراء قانوني يتم بموجبه احتجاز شخص بسبب ارتكابه جريمة أو لوجود أسباب تدعو لذلك.
Arrest is a legal procedure by which a person is detained due to committing a crime or having justified reasons for it.
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قامت الشرطة بعملية تَوْقيف للمتهمين بعد التحقيق.
qāmat al-shurṭa bi-‘amaliyat tawqif lil-muttahimīn ba‘da al-taḥqīq.
The police conducted an arrest operation for the suspects after the investigation.
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تَوْقيف المشتبه بهم ضروري للحفاظ على الأمن.
tawqif al-mushtabah bihim ḍarūrī li-l-ḥifāẓ ‘ala al-amn.
The arrest of the suspects is necessary to maintain security.
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تم إبلاغ عائلة الشخص قبل تَوْقيفه.
tum iblāgh ‘ā'ilat al-shakhs qabla tawqifih.
The person's family was informed before his arrest.