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"he is in the custody of police"nouna state of being confined (usually for a short time)
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"your guests are now in my custody" "the mother was awarded custody of the children"noun(with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
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"the suspect is in custody"nounholding by the policetype of:
Definition that contains custody
- give place into the hands or custody of
- hand place into the hands or custody of
- pass place into the hands or custody of
- cop take into custody
- jail a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
- reach place into the hands or custody of
- arrest take into custody
- rescue take forcibly from legal custody
- surrender the delivery of a principal into lawful custody
- nail take into custody