"deprehension" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deprehensions [plural]
Etymology: From Latin deprehensio. See deprehend. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|deprehensio}} Latin deprehensio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} deprehension (countable and uncountable, plural deprehensions)
  1. (obsolete) A catching in the act; discovery. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable

Inflected forms

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