anholde — meaning in English

English meaning

• arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
• hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.

Senses

anholde is used for these senses in English:

• arrest (transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.]
• hold (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
• hold (archaic) To restrain oneself; to refrain; to hold back.

arrest — full definition

1. verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
2. verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
3. noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.

hold — full definition

1. verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
2. verb To keep something in a particular state, position, or place, such as reserving it or making someone wait.
3. verb To remain true, valid, or in effect.
4. noun A grip or grasp on something.
5. noun The cargo storage area below a ship's deck.

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