Custody
11custody — cus|to|dy [ˈkʌstədi] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : 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 …
12custody — noun 1 legal right/duty to take care of sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ child ▪ a bitter child custody dispute ▪ joint, sole ▪ full ▪ …
13custody — n. guardianship 1) to award, grant custody 2) to receive, take custody 3) joint custody arrest 4) to take smb. into custody 5) police; protective custody 6) in custody ( under arrest ) (held in custody) * * * [ kʌstədɪ] grant custody protective… …
14custody — The safekeeping (and often settlement) of investments introduced as a category of investment business under the Financial Services Act 1986 in June 1997. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary * * * custody cus‧to‧dy [ˈkʌstədi] noun… …
15custody — 01. He is being held in police [custody] awaiting trial on a charge of murder. 02. The mother got full [custody] of her two children after her divorce. 03. It sure is cold in the building today. Could you please phone the [custodian], and ask him …
16custody — [[t]kʌ̱stədi[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N of n Custody is the legal right to keep and look after a child, especially the right given to a child s mother or father when they get divorced. I m going to go to court to get custody of the children...… …
17custody — cus|to|dy [ kʌstədi ] noun uncount LEGAL ** 1. ) the legal right to take care of a child: The parents have joint custody of their children. The girl s father was awarded sole custody. 2. ) a situation in which someone is kept in prison until they …
18custody — noun (U) 1 the right to take care of a child, especially when the child s parents are legally separating from each other (+ of): In most divorce cases the mother is awarded custody of the children. | have custody: a dispute over who should have… …
19custody */*/ — UK [ˈkʌstədɪ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) legal the legal right to look after a child The parents have joint custody of their children (= both parents will look after the children). The girl s father was awarded sole custody. 2) legal a situation… …
20custody — /kus teuh dee/, n., pl. custodies. 1. keeping; guardianship; care. 2. the keeping or charge of officers of the law: The car was held in the custody of the police. 3. imprisonment; legal restraint: He was taken into custody. 4. Also called child… …
