vangitseminen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- commitment noun A promise or pledge to do something, or a strong dedication to a cause, relationship, or goal.
- entrapment noun The act of luring someone, especially by police, into committing a crime so they can be arrested for it.
- incarceration noun Imprisonment; the state or act of being locked up.
Senses
vangitseminen is used for these senses in English:
- arrest (legal) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
- commitment The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.
- entrapment (chemistry) A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel.
- incarceration (chiefly, US) The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
arrest — full definition
- verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
- noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.