| NOUN | state | custody, detention, detainment, hold | a state of being confined (usually for a short time) |
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| act | custody | holding by the police | |
| act | custody, hands | (with 'in') guardianship over |
| Sounds | kah'stahdiy | |
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| Rhymes | already ... yesterday: 132 rhymes with diy... | |
| Meaning | A state of being confined (usually for a short time). | |
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| Example | "he is in the custody of police" | |
| Synonyms | detention, detainment, hold | |
| Broader | confinement | The state of being confined |
| Spanish | custodia | |
| Catalan | custòdia | |
| Meaning | holding by the police. | |
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| Example | "the suspect is in custody" | |
| Broader | imprisonment, internment | The act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) |
| Spanish | custodia | |
| Catalan | custòdia | |
| Meaning | (with 'in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child. | |
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| Synonym | hands | |
| Broader | guardianship, keeping, safekeeping | The responsibility of a guardian or keeper |
| Spanish | custodia | |
| Catalan | custòdia | |
| Adjectives | custodial | providing protective supervision |
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