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1. as applied to property, condition of holding a thing within one’s personal care and control.


2. as applied to persons, such control over a person as will ensure his presence at a hearing ; actual imprisonment of a person.

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noun

1. The function of watching, guarding, or overseeing: care, charge, guardianship, keeping, superintendence, supervision, trust. See care for/neglect.
2. The state of being detained by legal authority: charge, confinement, detention, ward. See free/unfree.

n

Definition: confinement, jailing
Antonyms: freedom, liberation, liberty

n.the responsibility for the control of, transfer and movement of, and access to, weapons and components. Custody also includes the maintenance of accountability for weapons and components.

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Thecare, possession, and control of a thing or person. The retention, inspection, guarding, maintenance, or security of a thing within the immediate care and control of the person to whom it is committed. The detention of a person by lawful authority or process.

For example, in a bailment the bailee has custody of goods delivered to him or her in trust for the execution of a special object upon such goods.

The term is flexible and may mean actual imprisonment or the mere power — legal or physical — of imprisoning or assuming manual possession. A petitioner must be "in custody" to be entitled to habeas corpus relief, which provides for release from unlawful confinement in violation of constitutional rights. Custody in this context is synonymous with restraint of liberty and does not necessarily mean actual physical imprisonment. Persons on probation, or released on their own recognizance, are "in custody" for purposes of habeas corpus proceedings.

Child custody, which encompasses the care, control, guardianship, and maintenance of a child, may be awarded to one of the parents in a divorce or separation proceeding. Joint custody is an emerging concept that involves the apportionment of custody between the parents during specified periods of time. For example, a child may reside with each parent for six months each year.

(DOD) 1. The responsibility for the control of, transfer and movement of, and access to, weapons and components. Custody also includes the maintenance of accountability for weapons and components. 2. Temporary restraint of a person.

For a list of words related to custody, see:

• Marriage and Divorce - custody: immediate charge and care of children, usu. given to one partner in divorce
• Upbringing and Development - custody: immediate charge and care of child; right to be child’s guardian as determined in divorce or separation
• Decisions, Judgments, and Conditions - custody: care and keeping of something, esp. parent’s right to raise child in divorce case
• Police Procedures and Detection - custody: arrest and detention of suspect or criminal
• Legal Procedures and Trials - custody: charge and control over suspect, exercised by court and esp. by police

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forældremyndighed, varetægt, fængsel

idioms:

• in custody    i forvaring
• take into custody    varetægtsfængsle

Nederlands (Dutch)
beheer, voogdij, voorarrest

Français (French)
n. - (Jur) détention, (Jur) garde (mineur), garde (sout)

idioms:

• in custody    à la garde de
• take into custody    arrêter (qn), mettre (qn) en état d'arrestation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Obhut, Gewahrsam

idioms:

• in custody    in Gewahrsam, inhaftiert
• take into custody    inhaftieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επίβλεψη, επιμέλεια, επιτήρηση, φύλαξη, κράτηση, προφυλάκιση, (νομ.) επιμέλεια (ανηλίκου)

idioms:

• in custody    σε προσωρινή κράτηση (προφυλάκιση)
• take into custody    (νομ.) θέτω υπό κράτηση

Italiano (Italian)
carcerazione preventiva, custodia preventiva, carcere preventivo, detenzione preventiva, fermo, tutela

idioms:

• in custody    in stato di arresto
• take into custody    arrestare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - custódia (f)

idioms:

• in custody    sob custódia
• take into custody    deter

Русский (Russian)
арест, опекунство

idioms:

• in custody    под арестом
• take into custody    арестовать

Español (Spanish)
n. - detención, prisión, custodia, guardia

idioms:

• in custody    bajo custodia, detenido, al cuidado de
• take into custody    detener, arrestar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förmynderskap, vård, vårdnad, förvar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
监护, 监禁, 拘留

idioms:

• in custody    被拘留, 在拘禁中
• take into custody    逮捕, 拘押

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 監護, 監禁, 拘留

idioms:

• in custody    被拘留, 在拘禁中
• take into custody    逮捕, 拘押

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 보관 , 감금

idioms:

• in custody    수감되어
• take into custody    구류하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 保護, 管理, 後見, 監禁

idioms:

• in custody    収監されて, 拘留中で
• take into custody    収監する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رعايه ( الأطفال مثلا), حراسه, اعتقال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮השגחה, פיקוח, שמירה, משמרת, מעצר‬

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