ALL meanings of custody
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C c - uncountable noun custody Custody is the legal right to keep and look after a child, especially the right given to a child's mother or father when they get divorced. 3
- uncountable noun custody If someone is being held in a particular type of custody, they are being kept in a place that is similar to a prison. 3
- noun custody the act of keeping safe or guarding, esp the right of guardianship of a minor 3
- noun custody the state of being held by the police; arrest (esp in the phrases in custody, take into custody) 3
- noun custody a guarding or keeping safe; care; protection; guardianship 3
- noun custody 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 3
- noun custody The protective care or guardianship of someone or something. 1
- noun plural custody keeping; guardianship; care. 1
- noun plural custody the keeping or charge of officers of the law: The car was held in the custody of the police. 1
- noun plural custody imprisonment; legal restraint: He was taken into custody. 1
- noun plural 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. 1
- noun custody for a criminal 1
- noun custody of a child 1
- noun custody care, keeping 1
- noun custody The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children. 0
- noun custody Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property. 0
- noun custody The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial. 0