apprehended
Americanadjective
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arrested, seized, or captured.
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fully and completely understood.
Example Sentences
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A Downey man was charged with a federal firearm-related offense after he was apprehended at the Trump National Golf Club with ammunition in his pocket and a loaded firearm in his pickup truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
"I realised I would be apprehended," he said, "I wanted to go somewhere I considered safe."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Nunez said the suspect was "apprehended by an off-duty police officer".
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Authorities said the poaching suspects were apprehended “recently” but did not give a specific date for the operation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
It was intolerable that they should have passed so close to Efrafa and gone their way without being apprehended.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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