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    protective custody

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Law
    proˌtective ˈcustody noun [uncountable]  SCLa situation in which the police make you stay somewhere to protect you from people who could harm you 保护性拘留in/into protective custody The children were taken into protective custody. 孩子们受到保护性拘留。
    Examples from the Corpus
    protective custody• But that we are being held in protective custody in a special private clinic.in/into protective custody• But that we are being held in protective custody in a special private clinic.
    proˌtective ˈcustody nounChineseSyllable
    which make a situation you in Corpus the stay police somewhere


    protective custody
    proˌtective ˈcustody noun [uncountable]
    a situation in which the police make you stay somewhere to protect you from people who could harm you
        in/into protective custody
        The children were taken into protective custody.


    protective custodyBrE /prəˌtektɪv ˈkʌstədi/ 🔊NAmE /prəˌtektɪv ˈkʌstədi/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the state of being kept in prison for your own safety 保护性拘留；保护性监禁