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unapprehended

unapprehended

8.8
A person who police have not caught after a crime
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˌæprɪˈhɛndɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no aprehendido
  • Authorities released a photo of the unapprehended suspect to the public.

Examples

  • Despite their efforts, the criminal remained unapprehended after the incident.

  • The unapprehended thief continued to evade the police for several months.

  • The unapprehended suspect fled the scene.

  • Many criminals remain unapprehended for years.

  • The police are still searching for the unapprehended suspect who fled the scene after the robbery.

  • Several unapprehended criminals have managed to evade arrest despite the ongoing investigation.

  • Community members feel unsafe knowing that some offenders remain unapprehended after recent incidents.

Synonyms

undetected
vsunapprehended
37 4.6

Not found or noticed by others

refers to not yet arrested, even if the person was noticed
untraceable
vsunapprehended
28 6.6

Cannot be found or connected to where it started

means merely not yet arrested, not necessarily impossible to find
undiscovered
vsunapprehended
23 4.0

Not yet found or known by people

applies to suspects not yet arrested, not just unknown things
uncaptured
vsunapprehended
1 5.8

Not caught or recorded, for example by a camera

focuses on being not arrested rather than merely not held
untraced
vsunapprehended
1 6.9

Not found even after people tried to find it

emphasizes legal status of not yet arrested rather than only unfound
uncollared
vsunapprehended
  • Literature
8.5

Not caught by the police after a crime

is the legal term for someone not yet arrested or caught

How Apprehended

wanted
1.0
unapprehended
  • Specialized
8.8
at large
66 6.2

Surface Forms

unapprehended positive

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.