Also means
seized
Usage Note
Apresado is the past-participle adjective of apresar (to seize, to capture) and describes a person or vessel that has been apprehended — un buque apresado. It agrees in gender and number. Distinguish from apresurado (hurried), which looks similar but derives from apresurar.
Examples
"El sospechoso fue apresado cerca de la frontera."
Natural Translation
The suspect was captured near the border.

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