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preventive custody — imprisonment of a criminal suspect to prevent him from breaking the law before his trial is held … English contemporary dictionary
hold in preventive custody — index detain (hold in custody) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
take into preventive custody — index arrest (apprehend) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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
custody — Synonyms and related words: administration, auspices, captainship, care, chairmanship, charge, cold storage, confinement, conservation, convenership, cure, custodianship, dead storage, detention, dictatorship, directorate, directorship, dry… … Moby Thesaurus
Death in custody of Gunasegaran Rajasundram — In this Indian name, the name Rajasundram is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Gunasegaran. Gunasegaran Rajasundram (1977–16 July 2008) was a Royal Malaysian Police detainee who died in the… … Wikipedia
detention — de·ten·tion n 1: the act or fact of detaining or holding back; esp: a holding in custody 2: the state of being detained; esp: a period of temporary custody prior to a trial or hearing see also preventive detention Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of… … Law dictionary
constraint — I (imprisonment) noun act of keeping in, apprehension, arrest, bondage, bonds, bounds, captivity, care, charge, commitment, confinement, containment, control, custodianship, custody, detainment, detention, encincture, enclosure, enthrallment,… … Law dictionary
arrest — ar·rest 1 /ə rest/ n [Middle French arest, from arester to stop, seize, arrest, ultimately from Latin ad to, at + restare to stay]: the restraining and seizure of a person whether or not by physical force by someone acting under authority (as a… … Law dictionary
João Maria de Sousa — General João Maria de Sousa is the current Attorney General of Angola and the top magistrate of the Prosecuting Council . [ [http://allafrica.com/stories/200803260949.html] Angola: Cabinda Attorney General Works in Cacongo District , Angola Press … Wikipedia
