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ตำรวจ　มี　หมายจับ　อาชญากร　คน　นี้　แล้ว　ค่ะ

ตำรวจ　มี　หมายจับ　อาชญากร　คน　นี้　แล้ว　ค่ะ
The police already have an arrest warrant for this criminal.
From Lesson 406:Refusing to yield (ไม่ยอม)·Thai

Questions & Answers about ตำรวจ　มี　หมายจับ　อาชญากร　คน　นี้　แล้ว　ค่ะ

How does the word หมายจับ (arrest warrant) break down?
It is a compound word made of หมาย (a notice, order, or warrant) and จับ (to catch or arrest). You will also see หมาย in other legal or official terms, like หมายเรียก (subpoena or summons) or หมายค้น (search warrant).
Is อาชญากร the standard conversational word for a thief, or does it specifically mean 'criminal'?
อาชญากร specifically means 'criminal' in a formal or serious legal sense, which fits the context of an arrest warrant. If you just wanted to say 'thief' or 'robber' in casual conversation, you would use ขโมย or โจร.
The English translation says 'warrant FOR this criminal'. Why is there no Thai word for 'for' in the sentence?
In Thai, compound nouns and their modifiers can often sit directly next to each other without needing a preposition. หมายจับอาชญากร simply relies on word order to show the relationship. Adding a preposition like สำหรับ (for) between them would be understood but sound slightly unnatural.
Since this is a formal legal context, could we use a different classifier instead of just คน (person) for the criminal?
Not for the criminal. While police officers or military personnel might sometimes be counted with the formal classifier นาย to show respect for their rank, a criminal (อาชญากร) is always just counted with the standard human classifier คน.

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