custody
Nouns
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(n) a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- his detention was politically motivated
- the prisoner is on hold
- he is in the custody of police
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(n) holding by the police
- the suspect is in custody
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(n) (with "in") guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
- my fate is in your hands
- too much power in the president's hands
- your guests are now in my custody
- the mother was awarded custody of the children