Apprehension in United States
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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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Analyst: Apprehension Data Doesn’t Tell Full Story on Border Security, The Texas Tribune; February 8, 2013
Apprehension and Communication, Encyclopedia of Communication and Information; January 1, 2002
Teacher Leadership Skills: An Analysis of Communication Apprehension, Education; June 22, 2009; Roby, Douglas E.
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.
Computer Conversations and Writing Apprehension, Business Communication Quarterly; March 1, 2000; Mabrito, Mark
The Influence of a Patient-Counseling Course on the Communication Apprehension, Outcome Expectations, and Self-Efficacy of First-Year Pharmacy Students, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education; September 10, 2012; Rogers, Erica R. King, Sean R.
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
ly 1, 2011; Gasulla, Sabrina
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