godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Formal or official term for arresting a person, often used in legal or police contexts.
警察は容疑者を召し捕った。
The police arrested the suspect.
犯人は現場で召
The criminal was apprehended at the scene.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Only when written 召し取る
Archaic sense meaning to summon or call someone; restricted to the spelling 召し取る in historical texts.
古文書には「人を召し取る」と記されている。
In old documents, it is written as 'to summon a person'.