Meaning

4 senses
  1. (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

  2. (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

  3. (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

  4. (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 sentences
  1. Tom lost custody of his children.

    Том втратив право опіки над своїми дітьми. — deniko

    ruТом лишился опеки над своими детьми. — odexed

    deTom ist das Sorgerecht für seine Kinder entzogen worden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. The police held him in custody.

  3. Tom is now in police custody.

    ruТом сейчас задержан и находится в полицейском участке. — odexed

    deTom befindet sich in polizeilichem Gewahrsam. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Tom got custody of his son.

  5. We've got a suspect in custody.

    deWir haben einen Verdächtigen in Gewahrsam. — dinkel_girl

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
legal right to take care of something or somebody:
Franciscan administrative unit:
Русский
By meaning 4
legal right to take care of something or somebody:
temporary possession:
state of being imprisoned or detained:
Franciscan administrative unit:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
legal right to take care of something or somebody:
temporary possession:
state of being imprisoned or detained:
Franciscan administrative unit:

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
Singularcustody

uncountable

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (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 words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • custody of the
  • in police custody
  • get custody of
  • police custody
  • are in custody
  • get custody

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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