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custody
noun as in supervision, charge of something
noun as in confinement, jailing
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The pair have been charged with dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage and remain in custody.
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Officers asked the group to disperse and multiple people were taken into custody after declining to do so, police said.
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There was no bail application and he was remanded in custody to appear again in person at Derry courthouse on 18 December.
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The suspect, an Afghan national, is in custody.
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He is currently in custody and receiving medical treatment.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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