police custody in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for police custody in the English»Spanish Dictionary

police custody N U

police custody

custodia f policial

Translations for police custody in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to be in (police) custody

estar detenido

Translations for police custody in the Spanish»English Dictionary

detención preventiva

police custody

Translations for police custody in the English»Spanish Dictionary

custody [Am ˈkəstədi, Brit ˈkʌstədi] N U

1. custody (detention):

to be in (police) custody

estar detenido

to take sb into custody

detener a alguien

2.1. custody (of child):

custody

custodia f

he was given custody of the children

le dieron la custodia de los niños

he was given custody of the children

le otorgaron la custodia de los niños form

2.2. custody (safekeeping):

custody form

custodia f

custody form

cuidado m

in the custody of sb, in sb's custody

bajo custodia de alguien

in the custody of sb, in sb's custody

al cuidado de alguien

I.police [Am pəˈlis, Brit pəˈliːs] N

1. police (force) + sing or pl vb:

the police

la policía

to be in/join the police

ser/hacerse policía

to call the police

llamar a la policía

the riot police

la policía antidisturbios

the riot police attr regulations/escort/patrol

policial

police brutality

brutalidad f policial or de la policía

police college

escuela f superior de policía

the police force

la policía

the airport has its own police force

el aeropuerto tiene su propio cuerpo de vigilancia

police inspector (in UK)

inspector m de policía / inspectora f de policía

police message

comunicado m policial

police protection

protección f policial

to have a police record

estar fichado

to have a police record

estar prontuariado CSur

police witness

testigo mf de la policía

2. police (police officers):

police no art, + pl vb

policías mpl

police outnumbered demonstrators

el número de policías superaba al de manifestantes

II.police [Am pəˈlis, Brit pəˈliːs] VB trans

1. police (keep order in):

police streets

patrullar

the right to police the region

el derecho de mantener una fuerza policial en la región

the demonstration was heavily policed

hubo una gran presencia policial en la manifestación

2. police (monitor):

police

vigilar

police

supervisar

UN troops will police the ceasefire

tropas de la ONU se encargarán de que se respete el alto al fuego

3. police (clean up):

police Am

limpiar

police custody in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for police custody in the Spanish»English Dictionary

disposición policial

police custody

Translations for police custody in the English»Spanish Dictionary

custody [ˈkʌstədi] N no pl

1. custody (care):

custody

cuidado m

in the custody of sb

al cuidado de alguien

2. custody (guardianship):

custody

custodia f

to award custody of sb to sb

conceder a alguien la custodia de alguien

3. custody LAW (detention):

custody

detención f

to take sb into custody

detener a alguien

I.police [pəˈli:s] N no pl

police

policía f

II.police [pəˈli:s] VB trans

to police an area

vigilar una zona

to police a process

supervisar un proceso

to police oneself

controlarse

to police the frontier

patrullar por la frontera

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was subsequently released from police custody and the preliminary inquiry regarding attempted hijacking was dropped.

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The one student to make it to the posts was handcuffed and taken into police custody.

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The injured gunman has been apprehended and is in police custody in a hospital.

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The suspect in police custody had confessed to preparing the brew by mixing it with 20 litres of aftershave and other chemicals.

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He mortified his parents by desecrating the grave of a respected village elder, subsequently spending a week in police custody.

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Her common-law husband has since been taken into police custody but his identity is being withheld pending further investigations.

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Pepper spray has been associated with positional asphyxiation of individuals in police custody.

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She was then taken into police custody and kept contained by a specialized containment unit that was custom-made just for her.

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The report recommended strengthening safeguards against mistreatment of persons in police custody.

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