gevangenneming

Definitions of gevangenneming
  1. noun
    the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
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    types:
    usurpatie
    wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority)
    aanhouding, arrestatie, catch, catch-as-catch-can, inhechtenisneming, visvangst
    the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
    onderschikking, onderwerping, submissie
    the act of conquering
    type of:
    delving, verwerving, winning
    the act of acquiring something
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