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In German criminal law , one speaks of loosening of custody in connection with theft, among other things .
Loosening of custody expresses itself in the fact that the actual control over a thing is not exercised, but there is still a general will to rule over it.
Detention would be relaxed, for example, if the purse is placed on a table in a restaurant while the person in custody goes to the toilet.
