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plural of apprehension
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1
the act of taking into one's control by authority of law
- apprehension of the burglar set the neighborhood at ease
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- arrestments,
- arrests,
- busts
- [slang],
- collars,
- pinches
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2
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something
- a good apprehension of how computer systems work
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“Apprehensions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehensions. Accessed 1 Mar. 2021.
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