English Dictionary
Definition of “custody”
custody (ˈkʌstədɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- the act of keeping safe or guarding, esp the right of guardianship of a minor
- the state of being held by the police; arrest (esp in the phrases in custody, take into custody)
Alternative Forms
custodial (kʌˈstəʊdɪəl) adjective Word Origin
C15: from Latin custōdia, from custōs guard, defender
Synonyms
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care,
charge,
protection,
supervision,
preservation,
auspices,
aegis,
tutelage,
guardianship,
safekeeping,
keeping,
trusteeship,
custodianship,
Translations
- British English:
custody
Custody is the legal right to look after a child, especially the right given to a child's father or mother when they get divorced.I'm going to court to get custody of my children.ˈkʌstədɪ NOUN I'm going to court to get custody of my children.
- Spanish:
custodia
nf
- French: garde de l'enfant nf
- German:
Obhut
nf
- Chinese: 拘留 n
- Arabic: وِصَايَة n
- Portuguese: custódia nf
- Russian: опека nf
- Croatian: starateljstvo nnt
- Czech: péče nf
- Danish: forældremyndighed nutr
- Dutch: voogdij nf
- Finnish: holhous n
- Greek: επιτήρηση nf
- Italian: custodia nf
- Japanese: 保護 n
- Korean: 보관 n
- Norwegian: forvaring nm
- Polish: nadzór nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: custódia nf
- European Spanish:
custodia
nf
- Swedish: fängsligt förvar nnt
- Thai: การคุ้มครอง n
- Turkish: koruma altına alma n
- Vietnamese: sự trông nom n
Usage examples
They were divorced, and he was trying to get custody of the kid.
Tapply, William G, The Dutch Blue Error (1985)All five men in the car were arrested and taken into custody.
NME (New Musical Express) (2003)Mr Cormac Corrigan SC, for the boy, suggested the board had hoped the boy would be remanded in custody on Thursday.
Irish Times (2002)As well as the two years in custody , Kay was banned from driving for four years.
Glasgow Herald (2001)This final cruelty seemed to jerk Trudy back to life, and within weeks she had begun to fight for the custody of Daniel.
Knowles, Jane, Love - A User's Guide (1994)
