arrest
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holding by the policesynonyms: bewaring, hechtenis, voorarresttype of:celstraf, gevangenisstraf, gijzeling, hechtenis, internering, vrijheidsstrafthe act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
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a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
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the state of inactivity following an interruptionsynonyms: constipatie, hardlijvigheid, obstipatie, stilstand, stop, verstopping
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continuing or remaining in a place or state
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the taking possession of something by legal processsynonyms: beslag, beslaglegging, beslagname, inbeslagneming, saisietypes:stempelingthe act of coercing someone into government serviceonteigeningtaking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)type of:inbezitneming, toe-eigening, toeëigeninga deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
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(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to ittypes:eindbeslissing, eindvonnis, gewijsdea judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgmentarbitrage, bedrijfscommissie, scheidsgerechtthe act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgmentdunkthe reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)straftijd, veroordeling(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposeduitspraak(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgmentvrijspraaka judgment of not guilty
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a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)synonyms: edicttypes:ban, embargo, handelsembargo, inhibitie, interdictie, proscriptie, verbod, vogelvrijverklaringa decree that prohibits somethingoekazean edict of the Russian tsarstraatverbod(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
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the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decisiontypes:volkswijsheidan opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
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