TAKING INTO CUSTODY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

Example:

the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar

Synonyms:

apprehension; arrest; catch; collar; pinch; taking into custody

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("taking into custody" is a kind of...):

capture; gaining control; seizure (the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property)

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