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Custody
01
a state in which a person is kept in jail or prison, particularly while waiting to be tried
02
the legal right to keep a thing or to take care of a person
03
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
custody
n
custodial
adj
custodial
adj
custodian
n
custodian
n
Example
The police took the suspect into custody after the car chase ended.
The suspect was placed in custody pending a bail hearing.
The inmate was released from custody after serving his sentence.
He remained in custody until his trial date was set.
She visited her brother regularly while he was in custody awaiting trial.
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