A government termination of movement through means intentionally applied is?

• A. Detention
• B. Arrest
• C. Stop
• D. Seizure

Answer: (D)

Seizure is the government action that terminates a person’s movement by applying authority or force. A seizure occurs whenever a government actor restrains someone’s liberty of movement, even briefly. Detention is a form of seizure that implies a temporary hold without full arrest; arrest is a custodial seizure with the intent to take the person into custody; stop is a brief investigative interruption. The term that best fits “termination of movement through means intentionally applied” is seizure, because it captures any intentional restriction of movement by state authority, including detentions, stops, and arrests. Roadblocks and checkpoints are examples of seizures in everyday terms.