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Words related to custody
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bail
Bail is a sum of money that an arrested person or someone else puts forward as a guarantee that the arrested person will attend their trial in a law court. If the arrested person does not attend it, the money will be lost. -
joint custody
custody, as of a child whose parents are separated, in which two or more people share responsibility. -
sole custody
custody, as of a child whose parents are separated, in which one person has sole responsibility. -
arrest
If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime. -
child custody
custody (def 4). -
consign
To consign something or someone to a place where they will be forgotten about, or to an unpleasant situation or place, means to put them there.