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逮捕
taiho
Description
「逮捕」は、警察が悪いことをした人をつかまえることです。
"逮捕" means the police catching someone who did something bad.
ニュースや新聞でよく使われる、少しかたい言葉です。
It is a somewhat formal word often used in news and newspapers.
Meanings
逮捕taiho
arrest; taking someone into police custody
犯人はきのう逮捕されました。
The criminal was arrested yesterday.
逮捕するtaiho suru
to arrest someone
警察がどろぼうを逮捕した。
The police arrested the thief.
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Notes
- Etymology
逮 (to reach/catch up) + 捕 (to catch), together meaning to seize a person.
- Nuance
Often used as 逮捕される (be arrested) in passive news reporting.
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