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custody en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkʌstədiː/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
   • The mother gained custody of the children.
   • The court awarded custody to the child's father.
2. (uncountable, usually) Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
   • I couldn't pay the bill and now my passport is in custody of the hotel management.
3. (uncountable, usually) The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
   • Original petition for writ of habeas corpus to obtain release from custody under sentence to five years imprisonment for aiding coprisoners in endeavors to escape from jail. 1958, Southern Reporter. Second Series, page 297:
   • He was mistreated while in police custody.
4. (uncountable, usually) An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor.
   • The Custody of the Holy Land includes the monasteries of Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem.

Forms

Deriveds

custodee · protective custody · joint custody · youth custody centre · data custody · chain of custody · sole custody · paternal custody · maternal custody

Relateds

custodial · custodian

Translations (124)

tr gözaltı (state of being imprisoned or detained) · nb omsorgsrett (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · bn হেফাজত (state of being imprisoned or detained) · es custodia (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · cmn 監護權 /监护权 (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · hi हिफाजत (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · ru заключе́ние (state of being imprisoned or detained) · es tutela (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · pl kustodia (Franciscan administrative unit) · sv vårdnad (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · az böyüklük (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · nb varetekt (state of being imprisoned or detained) · ja 養育権 (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · tr inam (temporary possession) · fr custodie (Franciscan administrative unit) · hi अभिरक्षा (temporary possession) · ja 拘留 (state of being imprisoned or detained) · hi हिफ़ाज़त (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · hu őrizet (state of being imprisoned or detained) · nb forvaring (temporary possession) · tr sorumluluk (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · hu felügyelet (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · la custōdia (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · cmn 保管 (temporary possession) · de Aufbewahrung (temporary possession) · hi हिफाजत (temporary possession) · tr vesayet (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · ar حِرَاسَة نَظَرِيَّة (state of being imprisoned or detained) · ro arest (state of being imprisoned or detained) · de Haft (state of being imprisoned or detained) · de Verwahrung (temporary possession) · id kustodi (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · hi अभिरक्षण (state of being imprisoned or detained) · hu gyermekelhelyezés (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · ga cumhdach (temporary possession) · pt custódia (state of being imprisoned or detained) · hi अभिरक्षा (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · tr velayet (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · cmn 親權 /亲权 (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · fr détention (state of being imprisoned or detained) · cs kustodie (Franciscan administrative unit) · ja 保管 (temporary possession) · nn omsorgsrett (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · ru опе́ка (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · pt guarda (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · he משמורת (Franciscan administrative unit) · fi huoltajuus (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · de Obhut (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · fr détention (temporary possession) · ca custòdia (Franciscan administrative unit) · fr garde à vue (state of being imprisoned or detained) · hu előzetes letartóztatás (state of being imprisoned or detained) · hu kusztódia (Franciscan administrative unit) · ur حراست (state of being imprisoned or detained) · ko 친권 (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · es patria potestad (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · zza emanet (temporary possession) · ru попече́ние (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · fi pidätys (state of being imprisoned or detained) · hi हिफ़ाज़त (temporary possession) · bg опе́ка (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · pl opieka (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · hi रक्षा (temporary possession) · bn হেফাজত (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · bg аре́ст (state of being imprisoned or detained) · zza kustudiya (Franciscan administrative unit) · dsb popajź (state of being imprisoned or detained) · ro custodie (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · cmn 監禁 /监禁 (state of being imprisoned or detained) · fi hallussapito (temporary possession) · ru сохране́ние (temporary possession) · ru содержа́ние под стра́жей (state of being imprisoned or detained) · tr alıkonma (state of being imprisoned or detained) · ko 양육권 (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · ar حَبْس (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · nn varetekt (temporary possession) · pt custódia (temporary possession) · nn forvaring (temporary possession) · hu őrizet (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · nb varetekt (temporary possession) · fi säilöönotto (state of being imprisoned or detained) · fa-cls حِفَاظَت (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · de Untersuchungshaft (state of being imprisoned or detained) · ur حِفاظَت (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · uk опі́ка (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · ko 보관 (temporary possession) · uk кусто́дія (Franciscan administrative unit) · da varetægt (state of being imprisoned or detained) · de Obsorge (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · nl hoederecht (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · ca custòdia (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · la custodia (Franciscan administrative unit) · hu (szülői) felügyeleti jog (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · cmn 保護 /保护 (temporary possession) · de Kustodie (Franciscan administrative unit) · fr garde (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · tr emanet (temporary possession) · ro reținere (state of being imprisoned or detained) · ko 구류 (state of being imprisoned or detained) · it affidamento (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · ru кусто́дия (Franciscan administrative unit) · ru содержа́ние (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · de Sorgerecht (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · ru хране́ние (temporary possession) · tr gözaltına alınmak (state of being imprisoned or detained) · ro păstrare (temporary possession) · be апе́ка (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · es custodia (Franciscan administrative unit) · ru аре́ст (state of being imprisoned or detained) · cmn 拘留 (state of being imprisoned or detained) · cs vazba (state of being imprisoned or detained) · ja 預かり (temporary possession) · fa-ira حِفاظَت (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · da forældremyndighed (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · it custodia (Franciscan administrative unit) · sv förvar (state of being imprisoned or detained) · nn varetekt (state of being imprisoned or detained) · id hak asuh (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · cmn 撫養權 /抚养权 (legal right to take care of something or somebody) · bg съхране́ние (temporary possession) · pt custódia (Franciscan administrative unit) · tr vedia (temporary possession) · fi huosta (temporary possession) · zza wesayet (legal right to take care of something or somebody)