fichar — meaning in English

English meaning

• book noun A set of printed or written pages bound together, meant to be read.
• case noun A particular situation, instance, or set of facts.

Senses

fichar is used for these senses in English:

• book (law enforcement, transitive) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.
• case (transitive, informal) To survey (a building or other location) surreptitiously, as in preparation for a robbery.

book — full definition

1. noun A set of printed or written pages bound together, meant to be read.
2. noun A record of a business's financial transactions (usually plural: "the books").
3. noun A person or organization that takes bets on the outcome of events; short for bookmaker.
4. verb To arrange or reserve something in advance.
5. verb To formally record a suspect's details after an arrest.

case — full definition

1. noun A particular situation, instance, or set of facts.
2. noun A matter under legal, medical, or professional investigation.
3. noun A container, box, or covering designed to hold or protect something.
4. noun Grammar: the form a noun, pronoun, or adjective takes to show its role in a sentence.
5. verb To pack something into a case, or to observe a place closely before a robbery.

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