| custody | | |
| n. (state) | 1. custody, detainment, detention, hold | 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" |
| ~ confinement | the state of being confined.; "he was held in confinement" |
| n. (act) | 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). |
| n. (act) | 3. custody, hands | (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" |
| ~ safekeeping, guardianship, keeping | the responsibility of a guardian or keeper.; "he left his car in my keeping" |
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