jdn. in Haft nehmen

to take someone into custody

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Noun

Haft f.

Verb

nehmen

Topic

Recht und Politik

In a sentence

Die Polizistin nimmt den flüchtigen Dieb noch am Tatort in Haft.

How it is used

Means 'to take someone into custody.' Formal/legal register, used by police or in news reports. Common mistake: learners might say 'in Haft nehmen' without 'jdn.' as accusative object.

Other verbs that go with Haft

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• in Haft sitzento be in custody/prison
• jdn. aus der Haft entlassento release someone from custody

All collocations with Haft

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