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задержа́ние — meaning in English

zaderzhaniye

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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.
  • detention noun The state of being held in official custody, especially while awaiting trial.
  • retention noun The ability to hold onto or remember information.

Senses

задержа́ние is used for these senses in English:

  • apprehension (legal) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
  • arrest The condition of being stopped, standstill.
  • arrest (legal) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
  • detention (uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
  • retention (medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces.

apprehension — full definition

  1. noun A worried feeling that something bad might happen; anxiety about the future.
  2. noun The act of catching or arresting someone.
  3. noun Basic understanding or grasp of an idea.

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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