verb
detain
festhalten · festnehmen
To keep someone in a place and not let them leave, often because of the law.
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Examples
The police decided to detain the suspect.verb
Die Polizei entschied sich, den Verdächtigen festzuhalten.
Authorities moved quickly to detain him.verb
Die Behörden handelten schnell, um ihn festzunehmen.
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