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apprehend

verb as in catch and arrest

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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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The fallout is being felt in places like Hays County, Texas, not far from Austin, where ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine children, during a birthday celebration in the early morning of April 1.

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South Korea's foreign ministry told AFP in a statement Thursday that many of their 57 nationals who were apprehended in July by Cambodian police were repatriated on October 18.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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