custody

cus·to·dy  (kst-d)

n. pl. cus·to·dies

1. The act or right of guarding, especially such a right granted by a court: an adult who was given custody of the child.

2. Care, supervision, and control exerted by one in charge. See Synonyms at care.

3. The state of being detained or held under guard, especially by the police: took the robbery suspect into custody.

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[Middle English custodie, from Latin custdia, from custs, custd-, guard; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

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custody

Noun

pl -dies

1. the act of keeping safe

2. imprisonment prior to being tried [Latin custos guard, defender]

custodial adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	custody - a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police" detainment, detention, hold confinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"
	2.	custody - holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody" internment, imprisonment - the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
	3.	custody - (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children" hands safekeeping, guardianship, keeping - the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping"

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custody

noun 1. care, charge, protection, supervision, preservation, auspices, aegis, tutelage, guardianship, safekeeping, keeping, trusteeship, custodianship

noun 2. imprisonment, detention, confinement, incarceration

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1. The responsibility for the control of, transfer and movement of, and access to, weapons and components. Custody also includes the maintenance of accountability for weapons and components.
2. Temporary restraint of a person.

Translations

custody [ˈkʌstədɪ] n → custodia;

to take sb into custody → detener a algn;

in the custody of → al cuidado or cargo de

custody [ˈkʌstədɪ] n [of child] → garde f;

(for offenders) → détention préventive;

to take sb into custody → placer qn en détention préventive;

in the custody of → sous la garde de

custody [ˈkʌstədɪ] n (of child) → Vormundschaft f;

(for offenders) → (polizeilicher) Gewahrsam m, Haft f;

to take into custody → verhaften;

in the custody of → unter der Obhut +gen;

the mother has custody of the children → die Kinder sind der Mutter zugesprochen worden

custody [ˈkʌstədɪ] n [of child] → custodia;

(for offenders) → arresto;

to take sb into custody → mettere qn in detenzione preventiva;

in the custody of → alla custodia di

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custody

n custody [ˈkastədi]

1 care or keeping The mother was awarded custody of the children by the court. voogskap رِعايَة الأطفال попечителство péče, opatrování forældremyndighed die Aufsicht επιμέλεια custodia hooldus, eestkoste نگهداری؛ سرپرستی huosta, huolto garde מִשמוֹרֶת देखभाल skrbništvo őrizet pemeliharaan forsjá custodia 保護 보호 globa aizbildnība hak penjagaan voogdij forvaring, foreldrerett/-myndighet opieka custódia custodie попечение starostlivosť skrbništvo starateljstvo vårdnad สิทธิในการดูแลเด็ก bakım, gözetim, koruma 監護 опіка, піклування نگرانی، تحويل، حفاظت sự chăm sóc 保护

2 the care of police or prison authorities The accused man is in custody. aanhouding إعْتِقال، حَبْس задържане vazba forvaring; varetægtsfængsel der Gewahrsam κράτηση, φυλάκιση encarcelamiento vahi all بازداشت؛ توقیف pidätetty détention מַעֲצָר हिरासत pritvor letartóztatás tahanan varðhald custodia; detenzione 拘留 감금, 구류 areštas, kardomasis kalinimas arests; ieslodzījums; apcietinājums tahanan hechtenis varetekt areszt prisão detenţie арест väzenie pripor pritvor fängsligt förvar การอารักขา; การคุ้มครอง gözaltı, tutuklama 拘留 ув'язнення حراست sự giam cầm 拘留

n cuˈstodian [-ˈstəu-]

a person who guards or takes care of something the custodian of an art collection. voog حارِس пазител kustod, správce; opatrovník tilsynsførende; kustode der Aufseher φύλακας guardián valvur, hooldaja سرپرست؛ نگهبان valvoja, hoitaja conservateur/-trice שוֹמֵר अभिरक्षक čuvar, kustos őr penjaga gæslumaður; safnvörður custode 管理人 관리인 saugotojas, globėjas uzraugs; aizbildnis penjaga conservator vakt, oppsynsmann, vokter opiekun, kurator guardião custode смотритель kustód čuvaj čuvar väktare, tillsyningsman ผู้รับผิดชอบในการดูแล muhafız, bekçi 保管人 сторож, хоронитель نگراں، ناظم người trông coi; người canh giữ 保管人