0 the legal right to take care of sb or sth -- garde [ feminine ]
Her ex-husband has custody of the kids. Son ex-mari a la garde des enfants.
1 being kept in jail by the police -- en détention
They were taken into custody after the robbery. Ils ont été mis en détention après le vol.
He has been in custody for three days. Il a été placé en garde-à-vue pendant trois jours.
3 the care of police or prison authorities -- détention
The accused man is in custody.
Nine of them are still in custody.
On the basis of a simple handwriting analysis that revealed that his noughts were slightly smaller than the other numbers, he was immediately remanded in custody.
He had been held in custody for seven years.
I also consider it essential that the national of the third country in question be released immediately if the public custody is not legal.
About 8 000 have now been released, but an unknown number still remain in custody.
The concerns about the excessive use of detention and custody measures and of travel restrictions also give the impression of an arbitrary approach to justice.
In cases where the suspected or accused person is held in provisional detention or custody, direct consultations shall aim to reach consensus as a matter of urgency.
Instead, peaceful demonstrators were taken into custody when they arrived at the ferry port.
