apprehension

Definitions

• (rare) The physical act of seizing or take taking hold of (something); seizing.
• (legal) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
• perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment
• Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
• The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
• Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; dread or fear at the prospect of some future ill.