Apprehension

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In Practice. The capture or arrest of a person on a criminal charge. The term “apprehension” is applied to criminal cases, and “arrest” to civil cases; as, one having authority may arrest on civil process, and apprehend on “a criminal warrant. See “Arrest.” In the Civil Law. A physical or corporal act (corpus) on the part of one who intends to acquire possession of a thing, by which he brings himself into such a relation to the thing that he may subject it to his exclusive control, or by which he obtains the physical ability to exercise his power over the thing whenever he pleases. One of the requisites to the acquisition of judicial possession, and by which, when accompanied by intention (animus), possession is acquired. Mackeld. Civ. Law, §§ 248-260.

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In Practice. The capture or arrest of a person on a criminal charge. The term “apprehension” is applied to criminal cases, and “arrest” to civil cases; as, one having authority may arrest on civil process, and apprehend on “a criminal warrant. See “Arrest.” In the Civil Law. A physical or corporal act (corpus) on the part of one who intends to acquire possession of a thing, by which he brings himself into such a relation to the thing that he may subject it to his exclusive control, or by which he obtains the physical ability to exercise his power over the thing whenever he pleases. One of the requisites to the acquisition of judicial possession, and by which, when accompanied by intention (animus), possession is acquired. Mackeld. Civ. Law, §§ 248-260.

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    The Types of Communication Strategies Used by Speaking Class Students with Different Communication Apprehension Levels in English Department of Petra Christian University, Surabaya, K@ta; June 1, 2004; Tiono, Nani I. Sylvia, Agatha

    Apprehension, Simple, New Catholic Encyclopedia; January 1, 2003; PEIFER, J. F.

    Writing Apprehension in Beginning Accounting Majors, Business Communication Quarterly; June 1, 1999; Faris, Kay A. Golen, Stephen P. Lynch, David H.

    Individual Assessment of Media Writing Student Attitudes: Recasting the Mass Communication Writing Apprehension Measure, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly; July 1, 2005; Popovich, Mark N. Massé, Mark H.

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    Communication Apprehension and Cultural Context: A Comparison of Communication Apprehension in Japanese and American Students, North American Journal of Psychology; June 1, 2005; Pryor, Burt Butler, Jeff Boehringer, Kristin

    More Apprehensions at Border, but Spotlight Shifts Away from Mexico, The Texas Tribune; January 29, 2014

    Apprehensions on SW Border Increasing for 2nd Straight Year, AZ Daily Star; May 12, 2013; Trevizo, Perla

    APPREHENSIONS DOWN 30 PERCENT ALONG SOUTHERN BORDER, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; April 5, 2007

    Spoken Skills, Communication Apprehension and Collaborative Learning/COMPÉTENCES ORALES, APPRÉHENSION DE COMMUNICATION ET APPRENTISSAGE EN COLLABORATION, Cross – Cultural Communication; April 1, 2010; Osman, Nazira Nayan, Surina Mansor, Mahani Maesin, Anis Shafie, Latisha Asmaak

    RIO GRANDE VALLEY SECTOR SEES 34% DECREASE IN APPREHENSIONS, A 15 YEAR LOW, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; November 7, 2007

    Border Apprehensions Up Again. Big Blow to Immigration Reform Efforts?, The Christian Science Monitor; June 4, 2013; Medrano, Lourdes

    COMMUNICATION APPREHENSION AMONG BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTING STUDENTS IN IRELAND, The Irish Accounting Review; December 1, 2009; Byrne, Marann Flood, Barbara Shanahan, Dan

    Apprehensions of non-Mexican migrants up in Texas, AP Online; December 21, 2012; By JUAN A. LOZANO

    Predictors of Success in Writing in English as a Foreign Language: Reading, Revision Behavior, Apprehension, and Writing, College Student Journal; December 1, 2002; Lee, Sy-Ying Krashen, Stephen

    How to beat 740 apprehensions a year.(Insider News & Business), Security Distributing & Marketing; Ju
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