custody
The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially childrenThe legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
» Tom lost custody of his children.
Tom ist das Sorgerecht für seine Kinder entzogen worden.
Том лишился опеки над своими детьми.
Том втратив право опіки над своїми дітьми.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
The court awarded custody to the child's father.
The mother gained custody of the children.
Sorgerecht, Obhut, Obsorge
попече́ниеpopečénije, опе́каopéka, содержа́ниеsoderžánije
опі́каopíka
(with ‘in’) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
(uncountable, usually)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.
Verwahrung, Aufbewahrung
хране́ниеxranénije, сохране́ниеsoxranénije
(uncountable, usually)The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
He was mistreated while in police custody.
Haft, Untersuchungshaft
заключе́ниеzaključénije, аре́стarést, содержа́ние под стра́жейsoderžánije pod strážej
(uncountable, usually)An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor.
The Custody of the Holy Land includes the monasteries of Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem.
Kustodie
кусто́дияkustódija
кусто́діяkustódija
Examples
180 sentencesTom lost custody of his children.
Том втратив право опіки над своїми дітьми.
ruТом лишился опеки над своими детьми.
deTom ist das Sorgerecht für seine Kinder entzogen worden.
The police held him in custody.
Tom is now in police custody.
ruТом сейчас задержан и находится в полицейском участке.
deTom befindet sich in polizeilichem Gewahrsam.
Tom got custody of his son.
We've got a suspect in custody.
deWir haben einen Verdächtigen in Gewahrsam.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
By meaning 4
Origin
Borrowed from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper,Borrowed from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”). Doublet of custode.
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Forms
plural: custodies| Singular | custody |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonyms- (with ‘in’) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child:hands
- a state of being confined (usually for a short time):detentiondetainmenthold
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
6 patterns- custody of the
- in police custody
- get custody of
- police custody
- are in custody
- get custody