holding in custody

holding in custody
index apprehension (act of arresting)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

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  • custody — cus·to·dy n [Latin custodia, from custod custos guardian]: care or control exercised by a person or authority over something or someone: as a: supervision and control over property that usu. includes liability for damage that may occur b: care… …   Law dictionary

  • holding — hold·ing 1 n 1: a ruling of a court upon an issue of law raised in a case: the pronouncement of law supported by the reasoning in a court s opinion compare decision, dictum, disposition …   Law dictionary

  • Custody — may refer to: Legal custody Child custody, a description of the legal relationship between a parent (or guardian) and child Police custody or detention, a lawful holding of a person by removing their freedom of liberty Custody (film), a 2007… …   Wikipedia

  • holding cell — Courthouse jail cells (also called lockups and sometimes bullpens) where defendants who are in custody and who are to appear in court are forced to wait. After their court appearance, such defendants are taken back to the regular jail where they… …   Law dictionary

  • Custody suite — A custody suite is a designated area within a police station designed and adapted to process and detain those who have been arrested, or who are there for purposes such as answering bail. Historically, all police stations had a small number of… …   Wikipedia

  • custody — /kus teuh dee/, n., pl. custodies. 1. keeping; guardianship; care. 2. the keeping or charge of officers of the law: The car was held in the custody of the police. 3. imprisonment; legal restraint: He was taken into custody. 4. Also called child… …   Universalium

  • custody — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. care, [safe]keeping, charge, protection; imprisonment, bondage. See safety, restraint, retention. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Protection] Syn. care, guardianship, supervision, keeping, safekeeping, charge …   English dictionary for students

  • custody of the law — A lawful seizure and holding of property by an officer of the law acting pursuant to a lawful writ or process. Buck v Colbath (US) 3 Wall 334, 18 L Ed 257; 46 Am J1st Replev § 37. The custody of a depository of property delivered to it pursuant… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • custody — n 1. keeping, care, guardianship, ward, wardship, protection, Law. trusteeship; keep, safekeeping, safeguard; tutelage, guidance, chaperonage; supervision, superintendence, surveillance, direction, control. 2. holding, possession, retention, Law …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • custody — / kʌstədi/ noun control of a thing under the law, as when holding valuables or share certificates in safekeeping for someone …   Dictionary of banking and finance

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