apprehend
Example Sentences
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ICE agents were able to apprehend Mr. Flores-Ruiz as he tried to flee on foot in the street outside the courthouse.
John McPhee, a punctilious user of reference material, has written that he mostly looks up words he already knows to better apprehend their nuances.
He declined to provide details on how the suspect was found and apprehended.
From Los Angeles Times
For 30 years, this provision applied primarily to people apprehended at the border shortly after entering the country.
From Salon
The Associated Press reported the designation empowering U.S. troops to apprehend immigrants and others accused of trespassing on Army, Air Force or Navy bases, and authorizing additional criminal charges that can mean prison time.
From Los Angeles Times
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