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custody

1. the act of keeping safe or guarding, esp the right of guardianship of a minor
2. the state of being held by the police; arrest (esp in the phrases in custody, take into custody)
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care, custody, and control

Describes a standard exclusion in liability insurance policies. Under this exclusion, the liability insurance does not apply to damage to property in the care or custody of the insured, or to damage to property over which the insured is for any purpose exercising physical control.
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'The PNP is open to any probe to be conducted by CHR insofar as handling of suspects under police custody is concerned,' PNP spokesperson Police Col.
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Volunteers keeping an eye on police custody units have been honoured for their work.
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The office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed-Powys has been honoured for the quality of its Independent Custody Visiting Scheme.
Custody visitor project wins UK award
The family members of Sajjad Khan of Hundoora area of Tral said that he was already in police custody for the past one month.
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The court ruled in December that Juraj Hossu should not be released since reasons for custody persist.Juraj Hossu, accused of the manslaughter of Filipino Henry Acorda, remains in custody.
The man accused of the Acorda killing stays in prison
ISLAMABAD -- National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Friday clarified that Mian Javaid accused in Sargodha University case did not die in its custody.
Mian Javaid not died in NAB's custody: Spokesman
With smiles on their faces, the 12 girls allegedly kidnapped and trafficked by the so-called Talaingod 18 were reunited with their parents and guardians in yesterday's court drama over their custody.
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