verb#1,164 by frequency

verhaften

/fɛɐ̯ˈhaftn̩/

to imprison, to put into confinement after judicial writ; to stop moving and instead stick, or make or become bound

Meanings

1
to imprison, to put into confinement after judicial writ (the state of which is called Haft) (this is the most common signification in its strict definition, of which however legal laymen may deviate to mean any kind of government arrest)
- Es ist noch niemand verhaftet worden.
  No one has been arrested yet.
  Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Der Mann wurde von der Polizei verhaftet.
  The man was arrested by the police.
  Tatoeba · dasbeispielholz · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to stop moving and instead stick, or make or become bound — more or less literally or figuratively
3
to legally subject to eventual foreclosurerare