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preventive custody

NOUN
arrest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capture detention imprisonment incarceration jailing
STRONG
accommodation apprehension appropriation bag bust captivity collar commitment confinement constraint crimp drop fall gaff glom grab heat hook mitt nab nail nick nip pickle pinch pull restraining sequestering snare sweep
WEAK
booby trap pick up protective custody pull in run-in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
freedom release
STRONG
liberation refusal rise
WEAK
activation encouragement letting go
NOUN
house arrest
Synonyms
WEAK
close arrest protective custody purdah

Example Sentences

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He has been in preventive custody ever since, alongside Humala and Toledo.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

Police arrested the first six suspects within hours of the alleged attack and they are in preventive custody.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2023

He has already spent two years in preventive custody between September 2018 and September 2020, when he was released ahead of the ruling.

From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2022

It ruled that the man must remain in preventive custody after serving his sentence.

From Washington Times • Aug. 7, 2018

He was held for questioning in Paris for two days last week before being charged and taken into preventive custody on Friday.

From The Guardian • Feb. 6, 2018