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Capture
The taking of property by one belligerent from another. See 6 Allen (Mass.) 373. It is a taking by the military power, as distinguished from a taking by the civil power, which is known as seizure. 35 Ga. 344. It originally included only a taking by one belligerent from […]
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Apprehend
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Apprehend Meaning of Apprehend Seize, arrest , take hold of. Fear, dread. Synonyms of Apprehend (Arrest), verb capture catch commit comprehendere […]
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Hostage
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Hostage Meaning of Hostage A person delivered into the possession of a public enemy in the time of war, as a security for the performance of a contract entered into between the belligerents. Hostages are […]
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Corrections
ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Dictionaries.Criminology; Delinquency.Further ReadingAmerican Journal of Correction. _ Published since 1939. Formerly published as Prison World. Official publication of the American…
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Corrections
ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Dictionaries.Criminology; Delinquency.Further ReadingAmerican Journal of Correction. _ Published since 1939. Formerly published as Prison World. Official publication of the American…
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Fetter
nounbond bridle catena chain check compes confinement constraint control curb detention deterrence deterrent disadvantage encumbrance gyve hamper<…