unapprehended
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˌæprɪˈhɛndɪd/
- Specialized
- Authorities released a photo of the unapprehended suspect to the public.
Examples
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Despite their efforts, the criminal remained unapprehended after the incident.
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The unapprehended thief continued to evade the police for several months.
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The unapprehended suspect fled the scene.
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Many criminals remain unapprehended for years.
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The police are still searching for the unapprehended suspect who fled the scene after the robbery.
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Several unapprehended criminals have managed to evade arrest despite the ongoing investigation.
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Community members feel unsafe knowing that some offenders remain unapprehended after recent incidents.
Synonyms
Not found or noticed by others
Cannot be found or connected to where it started
Not yet found or known by people
Not caught or recorded, for example by a camera
Not found even after people tried to find it
Not caught by the police after a crime
How Apprehended
Surface Forms
Morphology
unapprehended = apprehended (transparent) = un + apprehend + ed
The word is formed by prefixing 'un-' to 'apprehended' (caught/arrested), so it straightforwardly means 'not caught'.
Etymology
Unapprehended combines un- 'not' and apprehend, which also meant 'to seize' or 'to catch' someone, like taking hold of a person. So unapprehended means a suspect or criminal has not been caught or arrested.