Apprehend
/æp-ri-hɛnd/
Definitions
- (v.) To seize or take into custody, typically by legal authority.
The police apprehended the suspect at the scene of the crime.
- (v.) To understand or grasp mentally, especially in a legal or intellectual context.
The court must apprehend the full implications of the contract terms.
Forms
- apprehends
- apprehended
- apprehending
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Commentary
In legal usage, 'apprehend' primarily denotes physical seizure by law enforcement, but it also holds a secondary sense of intellectual understanding in judicial contexts.
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