apprehended
Americanadjective
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arrested, seized, or captured.
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fully and completely understood.
Example Sentences
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Speaking from the White House, President Donald Trump said the suspect “charged” a security checkpoint with multiple firearms “from 50 feet” before being apprehended by law enforcement.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Special Forces entered Caracas and apprehended Maduro and his wife at their residence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
A swarm of police officers apprehended the witness at his mother’s residence in Helena, Mont., after he failed to appear in a Los Angeles County criminal proceeding.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
He has raced to social media to announce the capture of suspects in two high-profile shootings—that of Charlie Kirk and that at Brown University—before any suspect was actually apprehended.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
When the sheriff apprehended him for grave-robbery and gold-hoarding, Mr. Fink demurred on the theory that if his own grandfather wasn’t his, whose was he?
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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