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deprehension

deprehension noun: a catching in the act; discovery (of a misdeed).

Noun

deprehension (countable and uncountable, plural deprehensions)

  1. (obsolete) A catching in the act; discovery (of a misdeed)
    • The act of adultery was her crime : to be taken in the very act , was no part of her sin , but the proof of her just conviction ; yet her deprehension is made an aggravation of her shame.1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC

Forms of deprehension

pluraldeprehensions

Origin of deprehension

From Latin deprehensio. See deprehend.

Questions about deprehension

What does deprehension mean?
Deprehension means a catching in the act; discovery (of a misdeed).
What part of speech is deprehension?
Deprehension is a noun.
What is the plural of deprehension?
The plural of deprehension is deprehensions.

Words near deprehension in the dictionary

  1. deprehend
  2. deprehended
  3. deprehending
  4. deprehends
  5. deprehensible
  6. deprehension
  7. deprehensions
  8. deprenyl
  9. deprenylation
  10. depreotide
  11. deprepositional

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