custody

Meaning

  1. (uncountable, usually) The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
  2. (uncountable, usually) Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
  3. (uncountable, usually) The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
  4. (uncountable, usually) An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor.

Synonyms

care
A1
charge
A2
arrest
A2
detention
C1
guardianship
33k
guard
A2
💂
protection
B1
keeping
B1
safekeeping
23k
watch
A1
⌚
imprisonment
C2
storage
B2
supervision
C2
hold
A1
confinement
C2
incarceration
24k
ward
B2
guarding
C1
possession
B2
detainment
46k
ascendancy
holding
A2
watchman
C2
wardship
warder
46k
surveillance
B2
superintendence
trust
A1
ruling
C1
ascendance
regulation
C2
apprehension
25k
reign
C1

duty period

abduction
C2
maintenance
C1
duress
22k
governance
34k
attendance
C2
marshal
B2
rule
B1
warden
C1
hands
A1
control
A2
dress
A2
👗
draw
B1
diligence
C2
clothing
B2
detained
C2
deposit
B2
Translations

garde
💂
Verwahrung
custodia
Haft
custodia
Aufsicht
detenzione
custódia
détention

κηδεμονία

Aufbewahrung
Bewachung
Gewahrsam
Verhaftung
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkʌstədiː/
Etymology

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

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