apprehended

[a-pruh-hend-id, a-pree-]

adjective

1. arrested, seized, or captured.

2. fully and completely understood.

Example Sentences

The driver fled the scene after the incident, but a suspect was later apprehended about two to three miles from the incident near San Juan Capistrano.

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Former NFL star Antonio Brown chose Friday not to contest his extradition from New Jersey to Miami after he was apprehended by U.S.

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He was apprehended at the Channel Tunnel while fleeing to Spain in a borrowed Bentley with a suitcase full of cash.

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The second was apprehended shortly after near his home, and there was no evidence to suggest that he was planning to go abroad, prosecutors said.

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The second was apprehended shortly after near his home, and "there is no evidence to suggest that he was planning to go abroad", the prosecutor said.

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