the Police and Criminal Evidence Act
/ðə pəˌliːs ən ˌkrɪmɪnl ˈevɪdəns ækt/
/ðə pəˌliːs ən ˌkrɪmɪnl ˈevɪdəns ækt/
(abbreviation PACE)
- a British law passed in 1984 which sets down rules for the behaviour of the police in fighting crime. The rules are about their powers to stop and search people and to search buildings, about arresting, questioning and keeping people at a police station, and holding information about people and their criminal records.
警察和刑事证据法：1984年通过的英国法律，为警察打击犯罪的行为制定了规则。这些规则涉及他们制止和搜查人员以及搜查建筑物的权力，有关在警察局逮捕，讯问和拘留人员，以及掌握有关人员及其犯罪记录的信息。