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Custody

//ˈkʌstədiː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children. uncountable, usually

    "The court awarded custody to the child's father."

  2. 2
    (with ‘in’) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child wordnet
  3. 3
    Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property. uncountable, usually

    "I couldn't pay the bill and now my passport is in custody of the hotel management."

  4. 4
    holding by the police wordnet
  5. 5
    The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial. uncountable, usually

    "He was mistreated while in police custody."

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  1. 6
    a state of being confined (usually for a short time) wordnet
  2. 7
    An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor. uncountable, usually

    "The Custody of the Holy Land includes the monasteries of Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”). Doublet of custode.

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