in Gewahrsam nehmen
to take into custody
Türkçe: gözaltına almak
In a sentence
Der Polizist nimmt den flüchtigen Dieb noch am Tatort in Gewahrsam.
How it is used
Means 'to take into custody.' Formal, legal/police register. Used by authorities when detaining a suspect. Not for casual 'arrest' (festnehmen); 'Gewahrsam' implies temporary holding.
Other verbs that go with Gewahrsam
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All collocations with Gewahrsam
Other collocations built on nehmen
- Abschied nehmen von+Dat.to bid farewell to
- seinen Abschied nehmento take one's leave
- Abstand nehmen von+Dat.to distance oneself from something
- sich in Acht nehmen vor+Dat.to be careful/watch out for a danger
- einen Anfang nehmento get under way
- etw. / jdn. in Anspruch nehmento use/claim something
- etw. in Angriff nehmento tackle/start something energetically
- Anstoß nehmen an+Dat.to take offense at something
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