apprehension
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6.1
- noun
- /ˌæprɪˈhɛnʃən/
:
detención
- The detective's careful planning led to the successful apprehension of the suspect just hours after the crime was committed.
- apprehension rates
Examples
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Sheriff's Department investigators worked in concert with Reno homicide detectives for several hours, piecing together the evidence trail that led to the brisk apprehension of Wadenah.
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We have an apprehension order on you for questioning on the murder of a woman this morning in Arlington.
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Any citizens with information leading to the apprehension...
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Congratulations on your apprehension of Mr. Freeze.
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During the apprehension of an assailant...
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I'm confident that their investigation will end... in the apprehension of the suspects.
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I do want to commend the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for their quick apprehension of a black bear.
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Marshal, at the time of their apprehension, did any of these three defendants deny their guilt?
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They all ended up with the successful return of the hostages... and the apprehension of the kidnappers.
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Offered by an unnamed source, three million dollars for information leading to the apprehension of Hannibal Lecter.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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2.7
The act of detaining someone by the police
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3.2
The act of taking control of another person or their land by force
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7.7
An arrest of a person, often a criminal
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5.4
Holding someone after the police arrest them
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6.7
Being held by police or officials for a short time
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7.7
The act of catching and arresting a criminal
Antonyms
Compounds
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Apprehension comes from Latin apprehendere, 'to seize', and kept a literal sense of 'taking hold' of a person. That is why apprehension can mean the act of capturing or arresting someone — the police 'apprehend' a suspect by seizing them.