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custody

Noun

∙ The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
∙ Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
∙ The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.

BABYLON ENGLISH
custody n.
detention, confinement; supervision; guardianship

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
custody
custody
\cus"to*dy\ (k?s"t?-d?), n. [l. custodia, fr. custos guard; prob. akin to gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; to hide, and e. hide. see hide to cover.]
1. a keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security. a fleet of thirty ships for the custody of the narrow seas.
2. judicial or penal safe-keeping. jailer, take him to thy custody.
3. state of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment. what pease will be given to us enslaved, but custody severe, and stripes and arbitrary punishment?
custody
n
1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police" [syn: detention, hold]

2. holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody"
3. (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children" [syn: hands]

similar words(2)

in safe custody
taking into custody

WORDNET 2.0
custody
Noun
1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"
(synonym) detention, hold
(hypernym) confinement
2. holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody"
(hypernym) imprisonment, internment
3. (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"
(synonym) hands
(hypernym) guardianship, keeping, safekeeping

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Custody
Custody may refer to:
LawChild custody, a description of the legal relationship between a parent (or guardian) and childLegal custody, a legal term in England and Wales for a person held under the lawPolice custody or detention, a lawful holding of a person by removing their freedom of liberty
See more at Wikipedia.org...

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

custody

Noun

∙ The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
∙ Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
∙ The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.

BABYLON ENGLISH
custody n.
detention, confinement; supervision; guardianship

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
custody
custody
\cus"to*dy\ (k?s"t?-d?), n. [l. custodia, fr. custos guard; prob. akin to gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; to hide, and e. hide. see hide to cover.]
1. a keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security. a fleet of thirty ships for the custody of the narrow seas.
2. judicial or penal safe-keeping. jailer, take him to thy custody.
3. state of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment. what pease will be given to us enslaved, but custody severe, and stripes and arbitrary punishment?
custody
n
1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police" [syn: detention, hold]

2. holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody"
3. (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children" [syn: hands]

similar words(2)

in safe custody
taking into custody

WORDNET 2.0
custody
Noun
1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"
(synonym) detention, hold
(hypernym) confinement
2. holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody"
(hypernym) imprisonment, internment
3. (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"
(synonym) hands
(hypernym) guardianship, keeping, safekeeping

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Custody
Custody may refer to:
LawChild custody, a description of the legal relationship between a parent (or guardian) and childLegal custody, a legal term in England and Wales for a person held under the lawPolice custody or detention, a lawful holding of a person by removing their freedom of liberty
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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