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custody

noun as in confinement, jailing

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The number of people in custody has been rising for many months and on Tuesday hit 8,430.

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He was remanded into custody before his appearance at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Saturday.

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A spokesperson for the Prison Service said it was "urgently working" with police to return Kebatu to custody, adding: "Public protection is our top priority."

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In his sentencing remarks on 23 September, District Judge Christopher Williams said the time Kebatu had already spent in custody during his trial would count towards his sentence.

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After her psychiatric hold, Federline says he immediately filed for sole custody, but that set into motion a slew of issues that exacerbated Spears' relationship with their children.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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