custody

[Cus·to*dy]

When you are legally responsible for another person, they are in your custody. Most parents have custody over their children.

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A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security.

Noun
(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

Noun
holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody"

Noun
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"

n.
A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security.

n.
Judicial or penal safe-keeping.

n.
State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment.

Custody

Cus"to*dy (k?s"t?-d?), n. [L. custodia, fr. custos guard; prob. akin to Gr. to hide, and E. hide. Seee Hide to cover.] 1. A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security.

A fleet of thirty ships for the custody of the narrow seas.

2. Judicial or penal safe-keeping.

Jailer, take him to thy custody.

3. State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment.

What pease will be given To us enslaved, but custody severe, And stripes and arbitrary punishment?

A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security.

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Usage Examples

I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients.

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