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custody
Legal Definition of custody
Noun
- Means the charge and control of a child including the right to make all major decisions such as education, religious upbringing, training, health and welfare. Custody, without qualification usually refers to a combination of physical custody and legal custody. For other varieties of custody, see joint custody, split custody and divided custody.
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Definition of custody
Etymology
From Latin custodia ("a keeping, watch, guard, prison") < custos ("a keeper, watchman, guard").
Pronunciation
- IPA: /'kʌstədiː/ (Estuary English)
Homophones
- custardy (in some dialects)
Noun
custody (uncountable)
- Possession of something or someone.
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