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surrender to custody definition – surrender to custody defined
surrender to custody To give oneself into the custody of the court or police at
an appointed time and place. It is the primary condition of all releases on *bail to
surrender to custody; in order to achieve this, the court may attach conditions to
the bail, such as the provision of a *surety or restrictions on movement. Failure to
surrender to custody is an offence (see ABSCONDING). The police may arrest without
warrant anyone whom they reasonably believe is not going to surrender to custody
or anyone whom they have been informed by a surety (who wishes to be relieved of
his undertaking) is not going to surrender.