Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "tsare" ita ce:a tsare wani a hannun hukuma, yawanci don tambayoyi game da wani laifi ko a matsayin fursuna, ko don hana wani barin wani wuri. Hakanan yana iya nufin ajiye wani ko wani abu a wuri ɗaya ko jinkirta ci gaban wani ko tafiyarsa.