| 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" |
| jurisdiction | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. jurisdiction, legal power | (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law.; "courts having jurisdiction in this district" |
| ~ power, powerfulness | possession of controlling influence.; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (location) | 2. jurisdiction | in law; the territory within which power can be exercised. |
| ~ abbacy | the jurisdiction or office of an abbot. |
| ~ archbishopric | the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop. |
| ~ archdeaconry | the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon. |
| ~ bailiwick | the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction. |
| ~ caliphate | the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph. |
| ~ bishopric, diocese, episcopate | the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop. |
| ~ district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion | a region marked off for administrative or other purposes. |
| ~ justiciary | the jurisdiction of a justiciar. |
| ~ turf | range of jurisdiction or influence.; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system" |
| ~ parish | the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor. |
| ~ patriarchate | the jurisdiction of a patriarch. |
| ~ venue | in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held. |
| ~ viceroyalty | a district or province governed by a viceroy. |
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