Definition

Noun: - The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal): The action of seizing and detaining a person by legal authority, typically a law enforcement officer. It is the formal act of taking someone into custody, often as a suspect in a crime.

Usage

This noun is a formal and legal term for the moment of arrest. It is often used in official reports, legal contexts, and journalistic accounts to describe the action of an arrest.

Examples

• The taking into custody of the suspect occurred without incident at his home.
• Officers were commended for the safe taking into custody of the armed individual.
• The report detailed the time and circumstances of the suspect's taking into custody.

Advanced Usage

• "The taking into custody was executed pursuant to a valid warrant.": This phrasing is common in legal documents to state that the arrest was made in accordance with a court order.
• "Prior to his taking into custody, the suspect made several statements.": Used to specify the timing of events relative to the arrest.

Variants and Related Words

• Apprehension (n): A direct synonym, often used interchangeably in legal and police contexts.
• Arrest (n): The most common and general term for taking someone into custody.
• Collar (n): (Informal, especially in police jargon) An arrest.
  • The detective had three collars this week.

Synonyms

• Capture
• Seizure (in the context of detaining a person)
• Detention (can refer to the act of detaining or the state of being detained)

Related Phrases

• To take into custody (verb phrase): The action form of the noun.
  • The police will take the individual into custody for questioning.
• To place under arrest: A standard phrase used by law enforcement when informing someone they are being arrested.
  • You are under arrest.

Noun

1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
   • the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar