custody

Example Sentences

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The Scottish government has offered "no guarantees" that a teenager who killed a bus driver will not get a free bus pass when he is released from custody.

From BBC

French judges have kept one suspect in custody while eight others were released under judicial supervision, prosecutors said.

From The Wall Street Journal

With no suspects in custody as of Saturday, scrutiny is growing over how authorities have handled the case.

From Los Angeles Times

His father, who he describes as a ski bum, won custody and brought him back to Norway, where he took up ski racing at the age of eight.

From Barron's

In September, mere hours after Charlie Kirk was killed, Patel prematurely announced a suspect had been apprehended — only to have to backtrack when authorities had taken the wrong man into custody.

From Salon