custody
🇺🇸
/ˈkʌstədi/
🇬🇧
/ˈkʌstədi/
noun
C1
the legal right or duty to care for someone or something
The court decided the mother would have custody of the children after the divorce.
C1
the state of being held by police or in prison
The suspect was held in police custody for questioning.
translation
the legal right or duty to care for someone or something; the state of being held by police or in prison
Word Forms
Plural
custodies