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noun
Lawful confinement of a person or close supervision of his or her movements, on a voluntary or involuntary basis, by authorities in order to safeguard that person from attack or other dangers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: government, law-enforcement
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noun
The custody that CPS sometimes takes of children when those children are being abused or neglected and no other corrective action is successful or feasible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: government, law-enforcement
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