frihetsberöva

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Swedish

Etymology

frihet +‎ -s- +‎ beröva, literally "deprive of liberty".

Verb

frihetsberöva (present frihetsberövar, preterite frihetsberövade, supine frihetsberövat, imperative frihetsberöva)

  1. detain, imprison
    • 2022 November 16, Marcus Perjus, “Försökte fly polisen – då fick patrullen lift av rådig Luleåbilist”, in SVT Nyheter:
      Men en alert medborgare såg vad som höll på att hända, gav en i patrullen lift så att personen kunde frihetsberövas. [] Men när polisen skulle frihetsberöva personen så lade hen benen på ryggen istället. [] Tack vare det kunde den eftersökta personen boxas in, frihetsberövas och senare följa med till polisstationen, säger Anna Rönnberg som uppskattar den civila insatsen.
      But an alert citizen saw what was happening and gave one of police officers lift so that the person could be detained. But when the police wanted to detain the person, he put his legs on his back instead. Thanks to that, the wanted person could be boxed in, detained and later accompanied to the police station, says Anna Rönnberg, who appreciates the civilian effort.

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