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1. (n.) custody
keeping; guardianship; care.
2. custody
the keeping or charge of officers of the law:
in the custody of the police.
3. custody
imprisonment; legal restraint:
He was taken into custody.
4. custody
(esp. in a divorce) the right of determining the residence, care, schooling, etc., of a child or children.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L custōdia a watching, watchman =custōd-, s. of custōs keeper +-ia -y3)
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| Definition of 'custody' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) detention, detainment, hold, custody
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"
2. (noun) custody
holding by the police
"the suspect is in custody"
3. (noun) hands, custody
(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"
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1. (noun) custody
cushion the blow
the legal right to take care of sb or sth
Her ex-husband has custody of the kids.
2. custody
in/into custody
being kept in jail by the police
He has been in custody for three days.; They were taken into custody after the robbery.
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| Definition of 'custody' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) custody
a keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
2. (noun) custody
judicial or penal safe-keeping
3. (noun) custody
state of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment
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| Definition of 'custody' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. custody
1. The responsibility for the control of, transfer and movement of, and access to, weapons and components. Custody also includes the maintenance of accountability for weapons and components. 2. Temporary restraint of a person.
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Sense: care or keeping
The mother was awarded custody of the children by the court.
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 Afrikaans: voogskap |
 Arabic: رِعايَة الأطفال |
 Bulgarian: попечителство |
 Brazilian: custódia |
 Czech: péče, opatrování |
 German: die Aufsicht |
 Danish: forældremyndighed |
 Greek: επιμέλεια |
 Spanish: custodia |
 Estonian: hooldus, eestkoste |
 Farsi: نگهداری؛ سرپرستی |
 Finnish: huoltajuus |
 French: garde |
 Hebrew: מִשמוֹרֶת |
 Hindi: देखभाल |
 Croatian: skrbništvo |
 Hungarian: őrizet |
 Indonesian: pemeliharaan |
 Icelandic: forsjá |
 Italian: custodia |
 Japanese: 保護 |
 Korean: 보호 |
 Lithuanian: globa |
 Latvian: aizbildnība |
 Malay: hak penjagaan |
 Dutch: voogdij |
 Norwegian: forvaring, foreldrerett/- |
 Polish: opieka |
 Persian: نگهداری؛ سرپرستی |
 Pashto: ساتنه، سرپرستی |
 Portuguese: custódia |
 Romanian: custodie |
 Russian: попечение |
 Slovak: starostlivosť |
 Slovenian: skrbništvo |
 Serbian: starateljstvo |
 Swedish: vårdnad |
 Thai: สิทธิในการดูแลเด็ก |
 Turkish: bakım, gözetim, koruma |
 Taiwanese: 監護 |
 Ukrainian: опіка, піклування |
 Urdu: نگرانی، تحويل، حفاظت |
 Vietnamese: sự chăm sóc |
 Chinese: 监护 |
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