voorarrest

Definitions of voorarrest
  1. noun
    the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
    synonyms: celstraf, detentie, gevangenisstraf, hechtenis, vrijheidsstraf
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    types:
    celstraf, gevangenisstraf, gijzeling, hechtenis, internering, vrijheidsstraf
    the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
    huisarrest
    confinement to your own home
    arrest, bewaring, hechtenis
    holding by the police
  2. noun
    holding by the police
    synonyms: arrest, bewaring, hechtenis
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    type of:
    celstraf, gevangenisstraf, gijzeling, hechtenis, internering, vrijheidsstraf
    the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
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