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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCUSTODY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CUSTODY definition: 1. the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents…. Learn more.

  3. www.wordhippo.com › what-is › the-plural-ofWhat is the plural of custody? - WordHippo

    The noun custody can be countable or uncountable. In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will also be custody. However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be custodies e.g. in reference to various types of custodies or a collection of custodies.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCUSTODY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    custody in British English. (ˈkʌstədɪ ) noun Word forms: plural -dies. 1. the act of keeping safe or guarding, esp the right of guardianship of a minor. 2. the state of being held by the police; arrest (esp in the phrases in custody, take into custody) Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › custodyCustody Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    cus· to· dy ˈkə-stə-dē. plural custodies. Synonyms of custody. : immediate charge and control (as over a ward or a suspect) exercised by a person or an authority. also : safekeeping. Synonyms. care. custodianship. guardianship. keeping. safekeeping. trust. ward. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of custody in a Sentence.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › custodycustody - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Borrowed from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”).

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    IPA(key): /ˈkʌstədiː/ (Estuary English)
    Homophone: custardy(in some dialects)

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    custody (usually uncountable, plural custodies) 1. The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children. 1.1. The court awarded custodyto the child's father. 1.2. The mother gained custodyof the children. 2. Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property. 2.1. I couldn't pay the bill and now my passport is in custody...

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    “custody”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
    “custody”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
    “custody”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
    Custódia Priberam Dictionary

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  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › custodyCUSTODY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. , plural cus·to·dies. keeping; guardianship; care. Synonyms: watch, charge, safekeeping. the keeping or charge of officers of the law: The car was held in the custody of the police. imprisonment; legal restraint: He was taken into custody.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › custodyCUSTODY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents have separated or died: custody of Who has custody of the children? Many separated couples fight over custody of the family pet. get custody The mother got custody of the child. award custody to The court awarded custody to the father.

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