Shopkeeper's privilege is a law recognized in the United States under which a shopkeeper is allowed to detain a suspected shoplifter on store property for a reasonable period of time, so long as the shopkeeper has cause to believe that the person detained in fact committed, or attempted to commit, theft of store property. == Limits == The privilege to detain, although recognized in many jurisdictions, is not as broad as a police officer's privilege to arrest.
Shopkeeper's privilege is a law recognized in the United States under which a shopkeeper is allowed to detain a suspected shoplifter on store property for a reasonable period of time, so long as the shopkeeper has cause to believe that the person detained in fact committed, or attempted to commit, theft of store property. == Limits == The privilege to detain, although recognized in many jurisdictions, is not as broad as a police officer's privilege to arrest.
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