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apprehend(verb, law, stop, hold, take)
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seize(verb, law, stop, hold, take)
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catch(verb, stop, hold, take, make)
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arrest(noun, verb, law, stop, hold)
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collar(noun, verb, phrasal verb, law, stop)
21
grab(verb, stop, hold, take, make)
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pinch(verb, phrasal verb, law, hold, take)
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capture(noun, verb, stop, hold, take)
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pick up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, law, stop)
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take(verb, hold, take, make, close)
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nail(verb, stop, hold, take, make)
15
bust(noun, verb, phrasal verb, law, stop)
15
snatch(verb, hold, take, make, close)
14
run in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, law, stop)
13
clutch(verb, hold, take, make, close)
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take into custody(verb, expression, idiom, stop, hold)
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get(verb, stop, hold, take, force)
11
nick(noun, verb, hold, take, catch)
10
cop(noun, verb, stop, hold, take)
10
detain(verb, stop, hold, take, keep)
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