protective custody
英式
- the detention of a person for their own protection
noun: protective custody
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the detention of a person for their own protection we are being held in protective custody in a special private clinic
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- IPA[prəˈtektiv ˈkəstədē]
美式
- the detention of a person for their own protection: they were being held in protective custody during the trial
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