Comparative law notes
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There are multiple definitions - click on the translation that matches your context.
- loss of liberty
- custody
- arrest
- imprisonment
- incarceration
privación de libertad means:
privación de libertad
full
custody
noun
Definitions of custody
(CRIMINAL LAW) the state of being sent to prison or kept in a police cell, especially while waiting to go to court for trial (aka penal custody)
A 22-year-old man has been arrested and is in police custody.
(FAMILY LAW) the legal right or duty to care for a thing or a person, especially a child after its parents have separated or died
Elian's great-uncle fought unsuccessfully to keep the child in Miami during a dramatic custody battle.