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Webster 1913 Edition
Custody
Cus′to-dy
(k?s′t?-d?)
, Noun.
[L.
custodia
, fr. custos
guard; prob. akin to Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] to hide, and E. 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
. Shakespeare
3.
State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment.
What pease will be given
To us enslaved, but
And stripes and arbitrary punishment?
To us enslaved, but
custody
severe,And stripes and arbitrary punishment?
Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Custody
CUSTODY
,Noun.
1.
A keeping; a guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation or security.Under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle. Numbers 3.
The prisoner was committed to the custody of the sheriff.
2.
Imprisonment; confinement; restraint of liberty.3.
Defense from a foe; preservation; security.There was prepared a fleet of thirty ships fro the custody of the narrow seas.
Definition 2024
custody
custody
English
Noun
custody (usually uncountable, plural custodies)
- The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
- The court awarded custody to the child's father.
- Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
- I couldn't pay the bill and now my passport is in custody of the hotel management.
- The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
- He was mistreated while in police custody.
Derived terms
Terms derived from custody
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Translations
legal right to take care of something or somebody
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temporary possession
state of being imprisoned or detained