őrizetbe vesz
B2
Hungarian
detain, arrest, apprehend
VERB
B2
FORMAL
1
detain
C1
Usage pattern:
valakit őrizetbe vesz
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Meaning
keep someone in official custody
Themes
law_enforcement
|custody
|authority
|immigration
|freedom
|law
|politics
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To keep someone in official custody, especially by the police, immigration, or other authorities, so that they cannot leave freely.
VERB
B2
2
arrest
B1
Usage pattern:
vkit őrizetbe vesz vmi miatt
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Meaning
Take into police custody
Themes
law_enforcement
|crime
|detention
|police
|legal_process
|law
Definition
To seize and detain someone by legal authority, usually by the police.
VERB
B2
FORMAL
2
apprehend
B2
Usage pattern:
őrizetbe vesz valakit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Arrest and take into custody
Themes
law
|police
|crime
|custody
Definition
To catch someone and take them into legal custody, especially by the police.
Grammar
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