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vankeus — 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.
  • captivity noun The state of being held prisoner or kept confined.
  • duress noun Pressure or threats used to force someone into doing something against their will.
  • imprisonment noun The state of being confined in prison, or a sentence involving such confinement.
  • jail noun A building where people are held in custody, typically for short sentences or while awaiting trial.
  • prison noun A secure institution where people are held, usually as punishment after being convicted of a serious crime, or while awaiting trial.
  • safety noun The condition of being protected from danger, risk, or harm.

Senses

vankeus is used for these senses in English:

  • arrest A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
  • captivity The state of being captive.
  • duress (legal) Restraint in which a person is influenced, whether by lawful or unlawful forceful compulsion of their liberty by monition or implementation of physical enforcement; legally for the incurring of civil liability, of a citizen's arrest, or of subrogation, or illegally for the committing of an offense, of forcing a contract, or of using threats.
  • imprisonment A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.
  • jail (uncountable) Confinement in a jail.
  • prison (uncountable) Confinement in prison.
  • safety Preservation from escape; close custody.

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.

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