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What does 'committed to the custody' mean? |
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In criminal proceedings it usually indicates the judge has placed the convicted person in the custody of the department of corrections or a juvenile facility to begin serving the imposed sentence.
In civil proceedings it means the judge has placed the minor child in the care of a parent(s) or a legal guardian.
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