German-English translation for "Polizeigewahrsam"

"Polizeigewahrsam" English translation

Polizeigewahrsam
Maskulinum | masculine m

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examples
  • jemanden in Polizeigewahrsam halten
    to holdjemand | somebody sb in (police) custody
    jemanden in Polizeigewahrsam halten
  • jemanden in Polizeigewahrsam nehmen
    to takejemand | somebody sb into (police) custody
    jemanden in Polizeigewahrsam nehmen
  • die Nacht in Polizeigewahrsam verbringen
    to spend the night in (police) custody
    die Nacht in Polizeigewahrsam verbringen
The last time they saw him alive he was in police custody.
Als ich den Ermordeten zuletzt lebend gesehen habe, befand er sich in Polizeigewahrsam.
Source: Europarl
There are still strange cases of people committing suicide while in police custody.
Noch immer gibt es merkwürdige Selbstmorde von Personen, die in Polizeigewahrsam waren.
Source: Europarl
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