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Meaning of deprehension | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A catching in the act; discovery (of a misdeed)

countable, obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

deprenyl deprenylation depreotide deprescription depreservation depresh

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