Stuart's Daily Word Spot (Antonyms): Nab/Release

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Nab/Release
Nab: verb - catch and take someone into custody; apprehend, arrest; snatchor seize something; steal.
Release: verb - liberate; free from physicalrestraint or imprisonment; let go of.
'Noreen left her place inthe check-out queue to step outside and nab the man she'd watched steal a canof Coke from the supermarket shelves.'
'Keep an eye out for thebarman, whilst I nab some beer from the pump.'
'When the allies marchedinto the town, they were able to release the prisoners of war who'd been heldin camps for so long.'
'I want you to releasethat cash into my custody, where I'll make damned good use of it.'
1621 - the Englishparliament unanimously accepted Protestation, and the roots for conflict were formallyplanted. In parts of the UK that conflict remains and provides certain ill-informedfools with a motive for indiscriminate killing.
1960 - A General Meetingof the UN condemned apartheid. In backward parts of the world, such prejudiceremains, allowing the ignorant and afraid to blame all misfortune on those whofail to appear to be like them.