逮捕状

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 逮捕状 combines 逮捕, arrest, with 状, indicating a document, to mean an arrest warrant.
• Basic usage: It is used when a court issues a warrant or a police officer presents it.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The expression 発付
  • 逮捕状を発付する means issuing an arrest warrant. 発付, read はっぷ, is used for officially issuing documents such as warrants.