shopkeeper's privilege (English, noun)
expansion: shopkeeper's privilege (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: A law in the United States, according to which a shopkeeper can detain a suspected shoplifter on store property for a reasonable amount of time, as long as the shopkeeper has cause to believe that the detainee actually committed, or attempted to commit, theft of store property.
tags: uncountable
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