aanhouding

Definitions of aanhouding
  1. noun
    the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
    synonyms: arrestatie, catch, catch-as-catch-can, inhechtenisneming, visvangst
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    type of:
    gevangenneming
    the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
  2. noun
    act of putting off to a future time
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    type of:
    oponthoud, opschorting, prorogatie, respijt, temporisatie, uitstel, verlet, verschuiving, verwijl
    the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
  3. noun
    the act of postponing to another time or place
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