custody

Example Sentences

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had just been released from police custody when a haunted photo of him, slumped in the backseat of a car, suddenly dropped.

From BBC

One of the U.S. citizens on board was killed, and the other was injured and is now held in custody by Cuban authorities, according to a U.S. official.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tucker and Luckey have also pleaded guilty to felony charges and remain in federal custody awaiting their own sentencing hearings, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

His solicitor, Holly Laher, asked that her client, who has yet to enter a plea, be remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on Thursday.

From BBC

The police didn’t take them into custody, nor did the sisters appear in court.

From Literature