Concept in Definition ABC

The term apprehension is used to designate the act by which a person is detained in a situation of possible crime or actual crime. The apprehension is carried out through the different police forces chosen to carry out such activities and also has to do directly with the judicial sphere since a judge can dictate the apprehension of a person who until now is free as a precaution against the possibility of responsibility of that person in a crime or crime.

Apprehension is a broad term that can be used for people as well as things or commodity. Thus, when an illegal merchandise is found at customs control sites, it can be apprehended as well, as which means that it is retained by the authorities and responsible officials in order to prevent it from entering the territory (for being dangerous, for example as it happens with narcotics) as well as for considering that the passage of the same would allow that fraudulent commercial actions are carried out (for example, that products enter that have not paid taxes or fees adequate).

In either case, the apprehension is showing us that the central object of the matter is detained and retained by the authorities related to the activity. Thus, a person cannot be apprehended by anyone else because that would qualify as kidnapping or rupture of the Liberty of the person. The apprehension carried out by the police forces or by any other authority competent has justification insofar as it is considered that it is carried out for the good of the rest of society.

The apprehension of a person can end both in eventual freedom (if it is proven that he is not responsible for the crime or charge against him imputed) as well as in effective and permanent prison (if the interference of that person in the act for which he is being charged). In any case, it is important to make it clear that apprehension is that stage prior to final and permanent imprisonment that a person may have to face if they are accused of a crime.