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The official detention of a person by the police or another authority on suspicion of a crime.
Die Verhaftung des Verdächtigen erfolgte am frühen Morgen in seiner Wohnung.
The arrest of the suspect took place early in the morning at his apartment.
The noun 'die Verhaftung' (arrest) comes from the verb 'verhaften' (to arrest). The ending '-ung' turns the verb into a feminine noun that describes the action or result of the verb.
Die Polizei bestätigte die Verhaftung des Mannes.
The police confirmed the arrest of the man.
In official language, 'eine Verhaftung' (an arrest) is often combined with the verbs 'vornehmen' (to carry out) or 'durchführen' (to conduct). A person 'wird verhaftet' (is arrested).
Die Beamten nahmen die Verhaftung ohne Widerstand vor.
The officers carried out the arrest without resistance.
The word 'Verhaftung' (arrest) belongs to formal language, especially administrative and press language. It is often found in police reports and news articles.
In der Pressemitteilung wurde die Verhaftung von drei Personen gemeldet.
The press release reported the arrest of three people.
custody / imprisonment
'Haft' and 'Verhaftung' both belong to the area of the police and justice system. But they do not mean the same thing. 'Verhaftung' is the moment or act when the police officially arrest someone. 'Haft' is the time or situation afterward, when the person is being held, for example in prison or before a verdict. So you can say: first comes the 'Verhaftung', then 'Haft' can follow. The words are easy to confuse because they sound similar and often appear together.
Am Morgen meldete die Polizei die Verhaftung eines Verdächtigen.
In the morning, the police announced the arrest of a suspect.
Der Mann sitzt seit drei Wochen in Haft.
The man has been in custody for three weeks.