custody
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈkʌstədi/
- Specialized
:
detención
- You were supposed to be held in close custody.
- taken into custody
- in police custody
- suspect in custody
So we had him in custody for all those years.
- So we had him in custody for all those years.
- Prisons operate as if the people in custody are state property.
- The deaths of of black men in the custody of police is tragic.
- For the last decade, once you're freed from Border Patrol or ICE custody, the alien wins.
- They're also saying young black men go to prison for or youth custody for longer than white people.
- So the five years was for the the escape from lawful custody.
- So the police have this guy in custody and they say, can we search your cell phone?
- The red and white band means you're in federal custody.
- So the killer of George Floyd is in custody awaiting trial on charge of murder.
- You know, this guy escaped federal custody.
- I I had AI, had AI, ended up remanded in custody in Winchester Prison.
- So when the judge died yet after seven months, they called us up and reminded us back in custody to start a new trial.
Examples
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The suspect's in custody, but they're not releasing any information until they complete their investigation.
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The police took the suspect into custody after the robbery.
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So we had him in custody for all those years.
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So the police have this guy in custody and they say, can we search your cell phone?
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We're here to take you into custody.
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Sir, they have the club owner in custody.
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Since I'm done here, you want to take me into custody?
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He's in our custody now.
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Eight African Americans were taken into custody for disorderly conduct and carrying weapons.
Academic text (2008) -
A member of the provincial legislature of Bihar was kept in custody for over a year.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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3.9
A situation in which someone is kept and not allowed to leave, often by police until a decision is made
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3.7
A state of being kept somewhere and not allowed to leave
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4.0
Being kept in prison as a punishment by law
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8.0
Being kept in prison as punishment
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5.9
A state of being kept in a small closed space and unable to move freely
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5.5
A small room in a police station where police keep people temporarily
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4.6
A place where people are kept for a short time, like prisoners or migrants, while their case is decided
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4.1
A secure room in a police station where people wait briefly before going to court
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6.7
Being held by police or officials for a short time
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4.4
A large room in a jail or police station where officers keep several people for a short time
A time when someone is kept as a prisoner and not free
Antonyms
Compounds
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4.4
A legal process to decide who will live with and care for a child after parents separate
How Detained
Surface Forms
Etymology
Custody comes from the Latin root custos, which means 'guard' or 'watch', and you can see the same root in custodian. So being in custody means you are 'kept' and watched by the police or authorities.