CUSTODY

hands, custody

(noun) (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”

custody

(noun) holding by the police; “the suspect is in custody”

detention, detainment, hold, custody

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

custody (usually uncountable, plural custodies)

The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.

Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.

The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.

(Roman Catholicism) An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor.

Source: Wiktionary

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Cus"to*dy (ks"t-d), n. Etym: [L. custodia, fr. custos guard; prob. akin to Gr. hide. Seee Hide to cover.]

1. A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security. A fleet of thirty ships for the custody of the narrow seas. Bacon.

2. Judicial or penal safe-keeping. Jailer, take him to thy custody. Shak.

3. State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment. What pease will be given To us enslaved, but custody severe, And stripes and arbitrary punishment Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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