(n.) A systematic plan for apprehending a criminal, or a net for trawling along the bottom of a body of water\, as in fishing.

abduction apprehension arrest arrestation bait birdlime bola capture catch catching cobweb collaring coup domiciliary visit exploration fishhook fly forage forcible seizure frisk gill net grab grabbing ground bait hold hook house-search hunt hunting jig kidnapping lariat lasso lime lure meshes nabbing net noose perquisition picking up plug posse pound net power grab prehension probe purse seine quest ransacking rummage running in search search party search warrant search-and-destroy operation searching seine seizure seizure of power snare snatch snatching sniggle spinner springe squid stalk stalking still hunt taking in taking into custody toils trawl turning over wobbler