Also means
to seize
Usage Note
Apresar specifically implies physically capturing or apprehending someone, often used for criminals or animals. It is more forceful than capturar and carries a connotation of restraint or imprisonment. The related noun is apresamiento.
Examples
"La policía logró apresar al fugitivo."
Natural Translation
The police managed to capture the fugitive.

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