protective custody
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of protective custody
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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He is currently being held in protective custody at an undisclosed maximum security South Carolina prison.
From Seattle Times
The officers decided they would have to physically move him and take him into protective custody with the intention of having him involuntarily committed for a mental-health evaluation.
From Seattle Times
The number of people taken into protective custody dropped by 20% the first two years of the ban and alcohol-related hospitalizations plummeted, Chelsea police Chief Keith Houghton said in a recent interview.
From Seattle Times
“It wasn’t just the aesthetic problems, with bottles everywhere, we were dealing with public intoxication, we were taking people into protective custody and transporting them to the hospital,” he said.
From Seattle Times
Valdivia hadn’t ever taken a child into protective custody before, but he feared the baby wouldn’t survive if left with her mother.
From New York Times
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