Apprehend and Restrain

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Apprehend verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.

Usage example: the agency charged with apprehending criminals who have violated federal law

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Restrain and apprehend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Restrain" instead a verb "Apprehend".

Restrain verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.

Usage example: the suspect was restrained and taken to an undisclosed location

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Apprehend and restrain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apprehend" instead a verb "Restrain".

character	apprehend character	restrain character
man	apprehend man	restrain man
people	apprehend people	restrain people
someone	apprehend someone	restrain someone
Other words: terrorist, criminals, members, prisoners.

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