in Gewahrsam sein
to be in custody
Türkçe: gözaltında olmak
In a sentence
Der beschlagnahmte Lkw ist seit Montag im Gewahrsam des Zollamts.
How it is used
Means 'to be in custody.' Formal, legal. For people: detained by police. For companies: assets/property seized. Common mistake: learners use it for 'being in someone's care'—use 'Obhut' instead.
Other verbs that go with Gewahrsam
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
All collocations with Gewahrsam
Other collocations built on sein
- an der richtigen / falschen Adresse seinto be at the right/wrong place
- in Arbeit seinto be employed
- außer Atem seinto be out of breath
- im Anmarsch seinto be on the way/approaching
- der Auffassung seinto be of the opinion that
- in Aufregung seinto be in a state of excitement
- in Bearbeitung seinto be in processing
- in Aufruhr seinto be in turmoil
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