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custody
[ kuhs-tuh-dee ]
noun
- keeping; guardianship; care.
Synonyms: , ,
- the keeping or charge of officers of the law:
The car was held in the custody of the police.
- imprisonment; legal restraint:
He was taken into custody.
- Also called child custody. Law. the right of determining the residence, protection, care, and education of a minor child or children, especially in a divorce or separation. Compare joint custody, sole custody.
custody
/ ˈkʌstədɪ; kʌˈstəʊdɪəl /
noun
- the act of keeping safe or guarding, esp the right of guardianship of a minor
- the state of being held by the police; arrest (esp in the phrases in custody, take into custody )
Derived Forms
- custodial, adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of custody1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The driver, an unidentified woman, was taken into custody after 12:30 p.m. while TV news helicopters broadcast the standoff live overhead.
Dugan appeared in federal court on Friday before being released from custody, the Associated Press reported.
ICE enforces immigration laws nationwide but seeks state and local help in alerting federal authorities of immigrants wanted for deportation and holding that person until federal officers take custody.
She doesn’t kill him, and the cops finally take him into custody.
Dugan's arrest is not the first time the Justice Department has taken a jurist into custody for allegedly obstructing an enforcement action.
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