Usage Note
Festnahme covers both the provisional arrest without a formal warrant (vorläufige Festnahme) and the general act of apprehending a suspect; the verb is festnehmen (to apprehend).
Examples
"Die Festnahme verlief ohne nennenswerten Widerstand."
Natural Translation
The arrest proceeded without notable resistance.
Literal Translation
The apprehension proceeded without noteworthy resistance.
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