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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

taking

They are taking John to custody.

Is the above sentence correct?

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in custody

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Marius Hancuin custody
Shouldn't it be They are taking John into custody. ?
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Yoong Liat
Marius Hancuin custody
Shouldn't it be They are taking John into custody. ?
Yes, it should be into custody.

be in custody but take into custody
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Yes, into is better, i.e. more frequent.
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Marius wrote: Yes, into is better.

They are taking John into custody.

I believe 'in' is not the correct preposition. Only 'into' is acceptable.
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Yoong LiatMarius wrote: Yes, into is better.

They are taking John into custody.

I believe 'in' is not the correct preposition. Only 'into' is acceptable.


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Can I conclude that both 'into' and 'in' are correct, rather than 'into' is more appropriate?
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The examples cited above notwithstanding, I have ALWAYS seen it as "taken into custody" in the U.S.
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    Hi. Into is by far the most common wording.

    If you look at these examples of 'in custody' you'll see that most of them don't refer to the action of arresting someone. They refer to something happening to people while they are in custody.

    i.e.

    "He will be detained by South Wales Police and taken in custody to Stirling". He is to be arrested in Wales and then the
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