[
US
/ˈkəstədi/
]
[ UK /kˈʌstədi/ ]
[ UK /kˈʌstədi/ ]
NOUN
-
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
he is in the custody of police
his detention was politically motivated
the prisoner is on hold -
(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
the mother was awarded custody of the children
your guests are now in my custody
too much power in the president's hands -
holding by the police
the suspect is in custody
How To Use custody In A Sentence
- They are now locked in a bitter custody battle over their three children.
- The three were taken into custody in connection with alleged plans to attack the US embassy in Paris.
- In Burns, the mother had full custody of two children and the parents shared custody of a third child.
- The defendant will be kept in custody until the appeal.
- The parents were given joint custody .
- After the riot, 32 people were taken into police custody.
- He was remanded in custody to crown court. The Sun
- Following his defiance, KSM was subjected to a number of coercive interrogation techniques besides being waterboarded the 183 times: he was kept up for seven and a half days straight while diapered and shackled, and he was told that his kids, who were now being held in American custody, would be killed. The Longest War
- Custody differs from fund management, where assets are actively invested in stocks and bonds.
- When the sentences were passed at York Crown Court in May 2001, he walked free because of the time he had spent in custody on remand.