custody

custody
01. He is being held in police [custody] awaiting trial on a charge of murder.
02. The mother got full [custody] of her two children after her divorce.
03. It sure is cold in the building today. Could you please phone the [custodian], and ask him to turn up the heat?
04. Management will be responsible for performing all [custodial] duties during the strike by the inside workers.
05. The parents had a big fight for [custody] of their children after their divorce.
06. After a divorce, it is generally the mother who gets [custody] of the children.
07. The suspect was questioned in the morning, and then taken into police [custody] later that afternoon.
08. Even though my daughter has full [custody] of her kids, they see their father every weekend.
09. Former President Ronald Reagan once noted that the presidency is an institution over which you have temporary [custody].
10. The children were temporarily placed in the [custody] of the government after their parents were both killed in an accident.
11. Studies show that the mother is the [custodial] parent of over 75 percent of the children involved in divorce.
12. The young boy who stole the car is in the [custody] of his parents until his trial date.
13. In Muslim courts, the father generally gets [custody] of children following a divorce.
14. In 1999, the most popular reggae singer in Mauritius was arrested during a rally to legalize marijuana, and later died of a skull fracture while in police [custody].
15. During the era of apartheid in South Africa, thousands of individuals died in police [custody], frequently after being tortured.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • custody — [kus′tə dē] n. pl. custodies [ME custodie < L custodia < custos, a guard, keeper < IE * (s)keudh < base * (s)keus , to cover > SKY] 1. a guarding or keeping safe; care; protection; guardianship 2. the right of having one s children …   English World dictionary

  • custody — [n1] supervision, charge of something aegis, auspices, care, conservation, custodianship, guardianship, keeping, management, observation, preservation, protection, safekeeping, salvation, superintendence, trusteeship, tute lage, ward, wardship,… …   New thesaurus

  • Custody — Nom porté dans le Tarn et Garonne et le Lot et Garonne. Semble désigner soit un gardien de prison, soit une prison ou un poste de garde (toponyme), du latin custos, custodis (garde, geôlier) ou custodia (surveillance, prison). A noter aussi l… …   Noms de famille

  • custody — mid 15c., from L. custodia guarding, watching, keeping, from custos (gen. custodis) guardian, keeper, protector, from PIE * (s)keu to cover, conceal (see HIDE (Cf. hide) (n.1)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • custody — ► NOUN 1) protective care or guardianship. 2) Law parental responsibility, especially as allocated to one of two divorcing parents. 3) imprisonment. DERIVATIVES custodial adjective. ORIGIN Latin custodia, from custos guardian …   English terms dictionary

  • custody — The care and control of a thing or person. The keeping, guarding, care, watch, inspection, preservation or security of a thing, carrying with it the idea of the thing being within the immediate personal care and control of the person to whose… …   Black's law dictionary

  • custody — The care and control of a thing or person. The keeping, guarding, care, watch, inspection, preservation or security of a thing, carrying with it the idea of the thing being within the immediate personal care and control of the person to whose… …   Black's law dictionary

  • custody — cus|to|dy [ˈkʌstədi] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: custodia guarding , from custos person who guards ] 1.) the right to take care of a child, given to one of their parents when they have ↑divorced custody of ▪ He got custody of his son …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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