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custody

noun as in supervision, charge of something

noun as in confinement, jailing

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His father, Lenard Sr., eventually found him, gained custody, got him grief counseling and enrolled him in an independent study program.

Avon and Somerset Police said it started reviewing the case, including further forensic examination of some items, in 2023, and a man from Ipswich was taken into custody on Tuesday morning.

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The judge said the custodial threshold had been passed but he was able to impose an alternative to custody.

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Mr Combs, 55, is currently in custody in Manhattan.

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A teenage boy who admitted killing a bus driver by headbutting and "raining punches" on him has been sentenced to four years and four months in custody.

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

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