Custody

//ˈkʌstədiː//

"Custody" in a Sentence (16 examples)

The man was held in police custody.

As for the papers, I have custody of them.

He is in custody of his uncle.

The police held him in custody.

Her husband also wanted custody of the children.

But custody of the children was a problem.

Anyone taken into police custody is entitled, among other things, to a free phone call.

Tom is now in police custody.

Tom has been taken into protective custody.

I think it's highly unlikely that Tom will get custody of the kids.

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The court awarded custody to the child's father.

The mother gained custody of the children.

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

He was mistreated while in police custody.

Original petition for writ of habeas corpus to obtain release from custody under sentence to five years imprisonment for aiding coprisoners in endeavors to escape from jail.

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

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