This is the 10031st most frequent Swedish word.
häktas
"To be arrested" or "to be taken into custody."
In this sentence, 'häktas' is used to indicate being taken into custody by legal authority due to suspicions of criminal acts.
Om en person misstänks för allvarliga brott, kan hen häktas.
If a person is suspected of serious crimes, they can be arrested.
Here, 'häktades' is used in its past tense form to describe the state of being detained legally.
Efter att ha gripits på plats, häktades mannen i väntan på rättegång.
After being detained on site, the man was arrested pending trial.
In this sentence, 'häktas' refers to the legal determination of whether custody is warranted.