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/ˈkʌstədiː/ · noun
The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children..
The court awarded custody to the child's father.
The mother gained custody of the children.
I couldn't pay the bill and now my passport is in custody of the hotel management.
He was mistreated while in police custody.
Original petition for writ of habeas corpus to obtain release from custody under sentence to five years imprisonment for aiding coprisoners in endeavors to escape from jail.
The Custody of the Holy Land includes the monasteries of Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem.
Use custody when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Custody means The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children..
Common synonyms include hold, detention, hands.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The court awarded custody to the child's father.
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