custody
[noun]
Synonyms:
- safekeeping, care, charge, keeping, protection, supervision
- imprisonment, confinement, detention, incarceration

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Related Words: caretaking, charge, management, supervision, protection

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

cus‧to‧dy /ˈkʌstədi/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: 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 after the divorce.
The mother is usually awarded custody (=legally allowed to have custody).
a dispute over who should have custody of the children
The couple will retain joint custody (=they will both have custody) of their daughters.
Allen is fighting a bitter custody battle over his three children.

2. when someone is kept in prison until they go to court, because the police think they have committed a crime:
The committee is looking at alternatives to custody.
in custody
the death of a man in custody
hold/keep somebody in custody
A man is being held in police custody in connection with the murder.
remand somebody in custody British English (=send someone to prison to wait until they go to court)
A man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a schoolgirl.
She was taken into custody as a suspect.

3. formal when someone is responsible for keeping and looking after something:
Managers are responsible for the safe custody and retention of records.
The collection of art books is now in the custody of the university.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

custody
noun
I. legal right/duty to take care of sb/sth
ADJ. child a bitter child custody dispute
joint, sole | safe If valuables are placed in the safe, the hotel is responsible for their safe custody.
VERB + CUSTODY ask for, claim, demand, fight for, seek | award sb, give sb, grant sb The parents were given joint custody of the two children.
gain, get | have
CUSTODY + NOUN battle, dispute | hearing
PREP. ~ of

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

custody
II. being guarded/kept in prison
ADJ. military, police The man died while in police custody.
protective The opposition leader has been taken into protective custody.
VERB + CUSTODY be remanded in, be taken into A man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of an eight-year-old girl.
be held in, be kept in, be/remain in | escape from | be released from
PREP. in ~ She will remain in custody while reports are prepared about her mental condition.
out of ~ trying to keep young people out of custody

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

custody

have custody of somebody
Anna has custody of their six-year-old daughter.
get custody
She was determined to prevent Mike getting custody of Adam.
seek custody formal (=try to get custody)
Allen is seeking custody of his two children.
be given/awarded custody (=be legally allowed to have it)
The court will decide who will be given custody.
win custody (=be given custody)
Their mother is likely to win custody.
claim custody formal (=say that you want to have it)
Henry has claimed custody of his son.
joint custody (=both parents have it)
After the breakup, the parents were awarded joint custody.
sole custody (=only one parent has it)
The mother got sole custody because of the father's violence.
child custody
Matters of child custody are dealt with by the courts.
a custody battle/dispute (=a legal argument about who will have custody)
He is fighting a bitter custody battle for his children.
be held/kept in custody
The men have been held in custody since they were arrested.
be remanded in custody British English (=be kept in prison until you go to court)
Davis has been remanded in custody on a burglary charge.
take somebody into custody
Three armed FBI agents took Coleman into custody.
place somebody in custody (also put somebody into custody)
Few young people are placed in custody.
remain in custody
The judge ruled that Marsh should remain in custody until his sentence.
be released from custody
Seventy-five percent of young people released from custody re-offend within two years.
police/military custody
There have been several cases in which people have died in police custody.
protective custody (=custody that is meant to keep someone safe)
The rebel leader has been placed in protective custody.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲