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单词 custody
释义

custody

/ˈkʌstədi /
noun [mass noun]
1The protective care or guardianship of someone or something: the property was placed in the custody of a trustee...
  • Some of the culture clash between care and custody can be dealt with.
  • The pair will be disqualified from having custody or care of farm animals for five years.
  • On the same day, the society's motion for temporary care and custody was dismissed.

Synonyms

care, guardianship, charge, keeping, safe keeping, wardship, ward, responsibility, protection, guidance, tutelage;
custodianship, trusteeship, trust, keep, possession, hands;
supervision, superintendence, surveillance, control, aegis, auspices;
Law escrow
1.1 Law Responsibility for the care, maintenance, and upbringing of a child or children: he was trying to get custody of their child...
  • In a divorce, fathers control custody of sons over the age of two and daughters over the age of seven.
  • Both the applicant and the respondent were seeking sole custody of the children.
  • In Burns, the mother had full custody of two children and the parents shared custody of a third child.
2Imprisonment: my father was being taken into custody...
  • She was handcuffed and taken into custody, and then taken for medical treatment.
  • All 19 men were taken into custody and transferred to a detention centre in Fallujah.
  • Most were taken into custody during the international armed conflict in Afghanistan.

Synonyms

imprisonment, detention, confinement, incarceration, internment, captivity;
remand
archaic duress, durance

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin custodia, from custos 'guardian'.

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