Zhao Ziyang (1919-2005), PRC reforming politician, general secretary of Chinese Communist Party 1987-1989, held under house arrest from 1989 to his death, and non-person since then
the right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC Constitution, for the duration of meetings, unless caught actually committing a crime, to members of the National Assembly, the Legislative Yuan, or a supervisory committee
(idiom) To kill on the spot someone resisting arrest, committing violence, or violating a prohibition, without treating the act as punishable homicide.
(idiom) To arrest a thief, one needs the stolen goods / to catch adulterers, one needs both people present. An accusation must be supported by solid evidence.
(idiom) Refers to killing on the spot someone who resists arrest, commits violence, or violates a ban, without treating the killing as a criminal offense.
(idiom) Refers to two Han stories: Li Ying broke a pillar to arrest Zhang Shuo, Zhang Rang’s brother, while Zhang Gang buried his wheel in Luoyang to impeach Liang Ji.
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