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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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What's the longest you can stay in custody for?

The longest you may be retained in custody is 96 hours.

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It's intelligible, but "stay" doesn't have a very strong sense of being obliged to remain, so I think this is better: What's the longest you can be held in custody? I don't think "for" on the end is really necessary.

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  • It's intelligible, but "stay" doesn't have a very strong sense of being obliged to remain, so I think this is better: What's the longest you can be held in custody?
  • I don't think "for" on the end is really necessary.
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It's intelligible, but "stay" doesn't have a very strong sense of being obliged to remain, so I think this is better:

What's the longest you can be held in custody?

I don't think "for" on the end is really necessary.
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