For the purposes of this chapter, the term: “District” means the District of Columbia. “Legal custody” includes imprisonment, jail, or detention. “Ward” means any person in the official custody of the District government, on a temporary or permanent basis, because of neglect, abuse, mental illness or intellectual disability.
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