Thematic Vocabulary Unit NÂș 216 Version 0.1
Main Definitions
- arrest 1 |v| take into legal custody.
- "Wayne was arrested for dangerous driving."
- "The police arrested him and charged him with murder."
- arrest 2 |v| if the police arrest someone, the person is taken to a police station because the police think they have done something illegal.
- "He was arrested and charged with murder."
Other Definitions
- apprehend |v| |formal| if the police apprehend someone they think has done something illegal, they catch him or her.
- "The two men were later apprehended after they robbed another store."
- "The killers were never apprehended."
- "All of the kidnappers were apprehended and convicted."
- to book |v| register someone as a criminal
- capture |v| to catch an enemy or a criminal in order to keep them as a prisoner.
- "The French king was captured by the English at the battle of Poitiers in 1356."
- "The gunmen were finally captured after a shootout with the police."
- catch |v| to stop someone who is trying to escape, especially by running after them and then holding them.
- "He raced after her, but he couldn't catch her."
- "The police caught the bank robbers after a car chase through the city."
- charge somebody with a crime |v| when the police charge somebody with a crime, they formally accuse them of committing that crime.
- seize 1 |v| to possess or take by force: capture.
- seize 2 |v| to take prisoner: arrest.
More Related
- jail |vt| put (someone) in jail.
- "The driver was jailed for two years."
- take somebody prisoner |v| to catch someone, especially in a war, in order to keep them as a prisoner.
- "350 soldiers were killed and another 300 taken prisoner."
- "Ellison was taken prisoner by the Germans during the retreat to Dunkirk."
- trap |v| to make someone go to a place from which they cannot escape, especially by using your skill and intelligence.
- "Police trapped the man inside a bar on the city's southside."
- corner |v| to force someone into a place from which they cannot escape.
- "He was cornered outside the school by three gang members."