apprehend
Example Sentences
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He was apprehended at the airport in Colombo before boarding a flight to Dubai, and spent a few weeks in detention before being granted bail.
From Barron's
Omar’s security detail and the Minneapolis Police Department immediately apprehended the individual, who rose from the audience and sprayed a liquid at the lawmaker.
A swarm of police officers apprehended Langston on Thursday at his mother’s residence in Helena, Mont., after he failed to appear as a witness in a Los Angeles County criminal proceeding.
From Los Angeles Times
But data from the Deportation Data Project suggests several thousand children and teens were apprehended by ICE last year.
You could say that the arrest was illegal, and you go back to square one, but at the same time you’ve apprehended the person.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
