Festnahme — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apprehension noun A worried feeling that something bad might happen; anxiety about the future.
- arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- capture verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
Senses
Festnahme is used for these senses in English:
- apprehension (legal) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
- arrest (legal) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
- capture The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
apprehension — full definition
- noun A worried feeling that something bad might happen; anxiety about the future.
- noun The act of catching or arresting someone.
- noun Basic understanding or grasp of an idea.
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.