(February 2013) Protective custody is a type of imprisonment (or care) to protect a person from harm, either from outside sources or other prisoners. Many administrators believe the level of violence, or the underlying threat of violence within prisons, is a chief factor causing the need for PC units.
author's purpose definition, author's purpose meaning | English dictionary. Search also in: Web News Encyclopedia Images. author. n. 1 a person who composes a book, article, or other written work. Related adj â auctorial. 2 a person who writes books as a profession; writer. 3 the writings of such a person. reviewing a postwar author. 4 an originator or creator. the author of this plan. vb tr.
2. countable noun. An author is a person whose job is writing books. Haruki Murakami is Japan's best-selling author. 3. countable noun. The author of a plan or proposal is the person who thinks of it and works out the details. The authors of the plan believe they can reach this point within about two years. 4. verb. To author something means to be the author of it. Then he opened a restaurant, authored a book, and landed his own radio show.