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Verbs Related to Law Enforcement

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to arrest
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to apprehend
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to convict
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to interrogate
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to police
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to patrol
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to handcuff
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to cuff
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to confiscate
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to impound
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to nab
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to turn in
to arrest
to arrest
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(of law enforcement agencies) to take a person away because they believe that they have done something illegal

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The police officer decided to arrest the suspect after gathering sufficient evidence.
Law enforcement agencies may arrest individuals suspected of drug trafficking.

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to apprehend
to apprehend
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to arrest someone

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to convict
to convict
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to announce officially that someone is guilty of a crime in a court of law

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to interrogate
to interrogate
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to question someone in an aggressive way for a long time in order to get information

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to police
to police
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to oversee and enforce laws, regulations, or safety measures in a specific area, typically carried out by law enforcement or responsible authorities

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to patrol
to patrol
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to regularly move through a designated area, such as streets or neighborhoods, to ensure safety, security, and adherence to rules

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to handcuff
to handcuff
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to restrain a person's hands together using a device, commonly done by law enforcement during an arrest

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to cuff
to cuff
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to restrain someone by securing their wrists together, often using a device, commonly done by law enforcement during an arrest or to maintain control

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to confiscate
to confiscate
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to officially take away something from someone, usually as punishment

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to impound
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to temporarily take possession of something, typically by legal authority, as a measure of security or due to a violation

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to nab
to nab
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to catch someone because they are suspected of doing something wrong

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to turn in
to turn in
Verb
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/ˈtɝn ˈɪn/

to give someone or something to the authorities or the person in charge

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