verhaften — meaning in English

English meaning

• arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
• detain verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.

Senses

verhaften 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.]
• detain (transitive, law enforcement) To put under 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.

detain — full definition

1. verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
2. verb To delay someone or keep them from moving on.

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