Noun: custody kús-tu-dee
- (with ‘in’) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
"your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children";
- hands
- Holding by the police
"the suspect is in custody"
- A state of being confined (usually for a short time)
"he is in the custody of police";
- detention, detainment, hold
Derived forms: custodies
Type of: confinement, guardianship, imprisonment, internment, keeping, safekeeping
Encyclopedia: Custody