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custody
noun custodies
    1. Protective care, especially the guardianship of a child, awarded to someone by a court of law.
      Thesaurus: guardianship, charge, protection, care, supervision, watch, tutelage, auspices, aegis, ward, keeping.
    2. The condition of being held by the police; arrest or imprisonment.
      Thesaurus: detention, jail, confinement, house arrest.
Idiom: take someone into custody
    To arrest them.
      Thesaurus: apprehend, arrest, seize, capture.
Etymology: 15c: from Latin custodia watch, from custos guardian.



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