Custody

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  • noun. The control and care of a person or property, especially when granted by a court: synonym: care.
  • noun. The state of being detained or held under guard, especially by the police.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A keeping; a guarding; care, watch, inspection, or detention, for preservation or security: as, the prisoner was committed to the custody of the sheriff.
  • noun. Restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment; incarceration.
  • noun. Safe-keeping against a foe; guarding; security.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security.
  • noun. Judicial or penal safe-keeping.
  • noun. State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
  • noun. Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
  • noun. The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
  • noun. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
  • noun. holding by the police
    • Word Usage
    "The counter in custody is not a blind spot. on September 9, 2009 at 11: 09 am Anon"
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    confinement  guardianship  imprisonment  internment  keeping  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    accountability  arrest  care  confinement  detention  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    administration  auspices  captainship  care  care  
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