The term for being under arrest by a peace officer or under restraint by a public servant pursuant to a court order is:

The term for being under arrest by a peace officer or under restraint by a public servant pursuant to a court order is:

• A. Detention
• B. Confinement
• C. Custody
• D. Incarceration

Answer: (C)

Custody describes the legal status of being under the control of law enforcement or restrained by a public servant under a court order. When someone is arrested or held under a court-issued restraint, they are in custody because their liberty is being restricted by official authority. Detention is typically a temporary hold for questioning or investigation, not the formal arrest or court-ordered restraint. Confinement refers more to the physical act of being kept in a location, like a cell, rather than the legal status of being under official restraint. Incarceration denotes imprisonment, usually after conviction and for a longer period, not the immediate state of arrest or restraint.

Custody describes the legal status of being under the control of law enforcement or restrained by a public servant under a court order. When someone is arrested or held under a court-issued restraint, they are in custody because their liberty is being restricted by official authority. Detention is typically a temporary hold for questioning or investigation, not the formal arrest or court-ordered restraint. Confinement refers more to the physical act of being kept in a location, like a cell, rather than the legal status of being under official restraint. Incarceration denotes imprisonment, usually after conviction and for a longer period, not the immediate state of arrest or restraint.