Custody
Custody noun - Responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something.
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Synonyms for Custody
House arrest and custody are semantically related. In some cases you can use "House arrest" instead a noun "Custody".
House arrest
House arrest noun - Confinement to your own home.
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Synonyms for House arrest
Custody and house arrest are semantically related. You can use "Custody" instead a noun phrase "House arrest".
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- apprehension and custody
- apprehension and house arrest
- quarantine and custody
- quarantine and house arrest
- prison and custody
- prison and house arrest
- restraint and custody
- restraint and house arrest
- arrest and custody
- arrest and house arrest
- imprisonment and custody
- imprisonment and house arrest
- detention and custody
- detention and house arrest
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In season two the Columbian government resorts to this when they put Escobar's family in protective custody (essentially house arrest).
Source: Series / Narcos -
In the Elemental Chess Trilogy, the pregnant Riza initially subverts the trope by submitting meekly to being placed under "protective custody" (read: house arrest) while her husband is on trial for high treason.
Source: Pregnant Badass
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