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- Dictionarycustody/ˈkʌstədi/
noun
- 1. the protective care or guardianship of someone or something: "the property was placed in the custody of a trustee" Similar
- 2. imprisonment: "my father was being taken into custody" Similar
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CUSTODY definition: 1. the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents…. Learn more.
The meaning of CUSTODY is immediate charge and control (as over a ward or a suspect) exercised by a person or an authority; also : safekeeping. How to use custody in a sentence.
Custody, keeping, possession imply a guardianship or care for something. Custody denotes a strict keeping, as by a formally authorized and responsible guardian or keeper: in the custody of the sheriff.
Custody is the legal right to look after a child, especially the right given to a child's father or mother when they get divorced.
noun. /ˈkʌstədi/ [uncountable] the legal right or duty to take care of or keep somebody/something; the act of taking care of something/somebody. Who will have custody of the children? The parents were given joint custody of the two children. The divorce court awarded custody to the child's mother.
CUSTODY meaning: 1. the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents…. Learn more.
1. The control and care of a person or property, especially when granted by a court: an adult who was given custody of the child. See Synonyms at care. 2. The state of being detained or held under guard, especially by the police: took the robbery suspect into custody.
When you are legally responsible for another person, they are in your custody. Most parents have custody over their children.
the state of being held by the police; arrest (esp in the phrases in custody, take into custody)
CUSTODY definition: 1. the legal right to look after a child, especially when parents separate: 2. the state of being…. Learn more.
