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TOPIK 5noun

불구속

bulgusok

불구속이 · 불구속을

without detention, without arrest (while under investigation or trial)

Example

경찰은 그를 불구속 상태로 조사하고 있습니다.

Police are investigating him without detaining him.

Word parts

불 not구 seize속 bind

Literally 'not bound' — the suspect stays free during the process.

Good to know

Very common in news as 불구속 기소 'indicted without detention'.