Translations for „custody“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

custody [ˈkʌstədi] N no pl LAW

1. custody (care, guardianship):

custody

custódia f

custody

guarda f

custody

tutela f

to be in the custody of sb

estar sob a tutela de alguém

custody of one's child

guarda do filho

2. custody (prison):

the suspect is in custody

o suspeito está preso

Usage examples with custody

custody of one's child

guarda do filho

the suspect is in custody

o suspeito está preso

to be in the custody of sb

estar sob a tutela de alguém

to remand sb to prison [or in custody]

manter sob custódia

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old were remanded in custody, while two 15-year-olds and a 17-year-old were released on bail.

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To successfully audit any voting machine, a strict chain of custody is required.

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Later she explains that the girls were reanimated on new, special bodies and their real bodies are in her custody.

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Registered mail is often backstamped in order to show the chain of custody.

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Such programs include child care services, senior citizen assistance, child custody services, disability vocational services, and services to the blind and deaf.

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

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Some were proven to have been wrongly arrested and were cleared of charges, sometimes after being held in custody for a long period of time.

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

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He was convicted in 2012 for a motor vehicle theft and escape from custody, but was released early.

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Many of the stories involved children and adolescents in custody, paternity, delinquency and adoption hearings.

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