† deprehensionn.
Obsolete.
The action of catching or taking in the act; detection; arrest.
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society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [noun]
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > finding or discovery > [noun] > detection > detection of a person
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1527 Knight in J. S. Brewer Reign Hen. VIII (1884) II. xxviii. 199 That it be not in any wise known that the said..deprehension should come by the King.
1630 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 269 The next step is for deprehension, or conviction.
1634 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. Hist. New Test. (STC 12640.5) 190 To be taken in the very act, was no part of her sin..yet her deprehension is made an aggravation of her shame.
1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar xvi. ⁋9 We must conceal our actions from the surprises and deprehensions of Suspition.
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