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Definition
Custodial ward; a secure hospital ward for patients under custody.
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How it's used
This term is used exclusively in formal or legal contexts, specifically referring to hospital wards designed to hold individuals under police custody or detention. It is a compound word that combines the concept of detention with a medical facility. You will primarily encounter this in news reports or official police statements regarding suspects who require medical attention while under arrest.
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He is currently receiving treatment in the custodial ward.
Has the prisoner been sent to the custodial ward?
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Common phrases
sent into the custodial ward
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
