行政拘留

Traditional form:

行政拘留

Pinyin (reading):

xíngzhèngjūliú

Definitions:

• to incarcerate sb for a violation of administrative law, typically for 10 days or less
• administrative detention

Characters:

• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional
• 政 - government, politics
• 拘 - to detain, to restrain, to seize
• 留 - to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message; 

Traditional characters:

• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional
• 政 - government, politics
• 拘 - to detain, to restrain, to seize
• 留 - to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message;