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Custody

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Noun

1. custody, detainment, detention, hold

a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

Example Sentences:
'his detention was politically motivated'
'the prisoner is on hold'
'he is in the custody of police'

2. custody

holding by the police

Example Sentences:
'the suspect is in custody'

3. custody, hands

(with in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

Example Sentences:
'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'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Custody

see synonyms of custody
noun plural -dies
1. 
the act of keeping safe or guarding, esp the right of guardianship of a minor
2. 
the state of being held by the police; arrest (esp in the phrases in custody, take into custody)

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Custody

see synonyms of custody
nounWord forms: plural ˈcustodies
1. 
a guarding or keeping safe; care; protection; guardianship
2. 
the right of having one's children in one's immediate care, awarded under various arrangements to one or both of the parents by a court as a result of a divorce or separation

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Custody

see synonyms of custody
n. pl. cus·to·dies
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.

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