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protective custody

pro·tec·tive cus·to·dy
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pruh-tek-tiv kuhs-tuh-dee]
    • /prəˈtɛk tɪv ˈkʌs tə di/
    • /prəˈtek.tɪv ˈkʌs.tə.di/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pruh-tek-tiv kuhs-tuh-dee]
    • /prəˈtɛk tɪv ˈkʌs tə di/

Definitions of protective custody words

  • noun protective custody detention of a person by the police solely as protection against a possible attack or reprisal by someone. 1
  • uncountable noun protective custody If a witness in a court case is being held in protective custody, they are being kept in prison in order to prevent them from being harmed. 0
  • noun protective custody if a witness in a court case is being held in protective custody they are being kept in prison in order to prevent them from being harmed 0
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Origin of protective custody

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Protective custody

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Protective custody

protective custody popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

protective custody usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for protective custody

noun protective custody

  • arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
  • gaff — harsh treatment or criticism: All the gaff he took never made him bitter.
  • glom — to steal.
  • house arrest — confinement of an arrested person to his or her residence or to a public place, as a hospital, instead of in a jail: He was under house arrest until the day of his trial.
  • mitt — Baseball. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
All 11 Synonyms of protective custody

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