cus·to·dy

(kŭs′tə-dē)

n. pl. cus·to·dies

1. The control and care of a person or property, especially when granted by a court: an adult who was given custody of the child. See Synonyms at care.

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

[Middle English custodie, from Latin custōdia, from custōs, custōd-, guard; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

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custody

(ˈkʌstədɪ)

n, pl -dies

1. (Law) the act of keeping safe or guarding, esp the right of guardianship of a minor

2. (Law) the state of being held by the police; arrest (esp in the phrases in custody, take into custody)

[C15: from Latin custōdia, from custōs guard, defender]

custodial adj

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cus•to•dy

(ˈkʌs tə di)

n., pl. -dies.

1. keeping; guardianship; care.

2. the keeping or charge of officers of the law: in the custody of the police.

3. imprisonment; legal restraint: He was taken into custody.

4. (esp. in a divorce) the right of determining the residence, care, schooling, etc., of a child or children.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin custōdia a watching, watchman =custōd-, s. of custōs keeper + -ia -y³]

custody

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.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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"

custody

noun

1. care, charge, protection, supervision, preservation, auspices, aegis, tutelage, guardianship, safekeeping, keeping, trusteeship, custodianship I'm taking him to court to get custody of the children.

2. imprisonment, detention, confinement, incarceration Three people appeared in court and two of them were remanded in custody.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

custody

noun

1. The function of watching, guarding, or overseeing:

care, charge, guardianship, keeping, superintendence, supervision, trust.

2. The state of being detained by legal authority:

charge, confinement, detention, ward.

Translations

إعْتِقال، حَبْسرِعايَة الأطفالوِصَايَة

opatrováníopatrovnictvípéčevazba

forældremyndighedforvaringvaretægtsfængsel

Aufsicht Gewahrsam Haft Obhut Obsorge

επιτήρηση κηδεμονία

custodia detención

holhous

garde garde de l'enfant tenue arrestation détention

skrbništvo

forsjávarîhald

custodia in prigione affidamento custode

保護

보관

kardomasis kalinimas

aizbildnībaapcietinājumsarestsieslodzījums

voogdij

forvaring foreldremyndighet foreldrerett

nadzór

custódia

опека

fängsligt förvar

สิทธิ์ในการดูแลเด็ก

bakım gözaltı gözetim koruma koruma altına alma

sự trông nom

拘留监护

custody

[ˈkʌstədɪ] N (Jur) [of children] → custodia f; (= police custody) → detención f
the mother has custody of the children → la madre tiene la custodia de los hijos
to be in custody → estar detenido
to take sb into custody → detener a algn
in safe custody → bajo custodia, en buenas manos, bajo segura custodia
in the custody of → al cargo or cuidado de, bajo la custodia de

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

custody

[ˈkʌstədi] n

[child] → garde f
to award sb custody → accorder la garde à qn
in the custody of → sous la garde de

(for offenders) → détention f provisoire
to take sb into custody → placer qn en détention provisoire
to be remanded in custody → être placé(e) en détention provisoire
to be in police custody → être mis(e) en garde à vue protective custody

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

custody

(= keeping, guardianship) → Obhut f; (of person) → Obhut f, → Aufsicht f (→ of über +acc); (of object) → Obhut f, → Aufbewahrung f (→ of +gen, → with bei); (Jur, of children) → Sorgerecht nt (→ of für, über +acc); (= guardianship) → Vormundschaft f (→ of für, über +acc); to put or place something in somebody’s custody → etw jdm zur Aufbewahrung anvertrauen, etw in jds Obhut (acc) → or Gewahrsam (acc) → geben; the mother was awarded custody of the children after the divorce → der Mutter wurde bei der Scheidung das Sorgerecht für or über die Kinder zugesprochen; he is in the custody of his aunt → seine Tante hat die Vormundschaft für or über ihn; the country’s future is placed in the custody of its teachers → die Zukunft des Landes liegt in den Händen der Lehrer; whilst these goods are in the custody of the police → während sich die Gegenstände in Polizeiaufbewahrung befinden

(= police detention) → (polizeilicher) Gewahrsam, Haft f; to take somebody into custody → jdn verhaften; he will be kept in custody until … → er wird inhaftiert bleiben, bis …

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

custody

[ˈkʌstədɪ] n (Law) (of child) → custodia; (for offenders) → arresto; (police custody) → detenzione f (preventiva)
to take sb into custody → mettere qn in detenzione preventiva
in safe custody → al sicuro
in the custody of → alla custodia di

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

custody

(ˈkastədi) noun

1. care or keeping. The mother was awarded custody of the children by the court.

2. the care of police or prison authorities. The accused man is in custody.

cuˈstodian (-ˈstəu-) noun

a person who guards or takes care of something. the custodian of an art collection.

custody

→ وِصَايَة opatrovnictví forældremyndighed Obhut επιτήρηση custodia holhous garde de l'enfant skrbništvo custodia 保護 보관 voogdij forvaring nadzór custódia опека fängsligt förvar สิทธิ์ในการดูแลเด็ก koruma altına alma sự trông nom 拘留

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