Examples of protective custody in a Sentence
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Deputies placed both the minor and her newborn in emergency protective custody, and investigators are still awaiting test results that will determine if Montejo is the father of the child.
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The minor was then moved to emergency protective custody.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Heuermann has been in near solitary confinement 23 hours per day, protective custody, since his arrest nearly three years ago.
—Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
She was found safe and taken into protective custody.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The minor was then moved to emergency protective custody.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Heuermann has been in near solitary confinement 23 hours per day, protective custody, since his arrest nearly three years ago.
—Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
She was found safe and taken into protective custody.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Protective custody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protective%20custody. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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