Apprehension

  • 51apprehension — ap·pre·hen·sion …

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  • 52apprehension — [ˌæprɪˈhenʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] a feeling of worry that something bad might happen Syn: anxiety …

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  • 53apprehension — ap•pre•hen•sion [[t]ˌæp rɪˈhɛn ʃən[/t]] n. 1) suspicion or fear of future trouble; foreboding 2) the faculty or act of understanding or perceiving 3) a view, opinion, or idea on any subject 4) the act of arresting; seizure • Etymology: 1350–1400; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 54apprehension — /æprəˈhɛnʃən / (say apruh henshuhn) noun 1. anticipation of adversity; dread or fear of coming evil. 2. the faculty of apprehending; understanding. 3. a view, opinion, or idea on any subject. 4. the act of arresting; seizure. {Latin apprehensio} …

  • 55apprehension — The seizure, taking, or arrest of a person on a criminal charge. See arrest. Civil law. A physical or corporal act (corpus), on the part of one who intends to acquire possession of a thing, by which he brings himself into such a relation to the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 56apprehension — The seizure, taking, or arrest of a person on a criminal charge. See arrest. Civil law. A physical or corporal act (corpus), on the part of one who intends to acquire possession of a thing, by which he brings himself into such a relation to the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 57apprehension — The seizure, taking, or arrest of a person on a criminal charge. Hogan v Stophlet, 179 111 150, 53 NE 604. Another meaning relevant to the law is that of knowledge or perception …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 58apprehension of injury — The basis of a duty to avoid injury, an essential element of negligence. 38 Am J1st Negl § 24. Also, an essential of the defense of assumption of risk. Edwards v Kirk, 227 Iowa 684, 288 NW 875 …

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  • 59Saisie-appréhension en droit français — La saisie appréhension est une procédure civile d exécution forcée qui permet de contraindre un débiteur à livrer ou à restituer un bien meuble au créancier. Sommaire 1 Le régime général de la saisie appréhension 1.1 Les conditions de fond 1.2 La …

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  • 60Evaluation Apprehension model — The Evaluation Apprehension Theory was proposed by Cottell in 1972. He argued that we quickly learn that social rewards and punishments (for example, in the form of approval and disapproval), that we receive from other people are based on their… …

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