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custody

noun
/ˈkʌstədiː/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin custōdia (“a keeping, watch, guard, prison”), from custōs (“a keeper, watchman, guard”). Doublet of custode.

  1. borrowed from custōdia

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.

    • I couldn't pay the bill and now my passport is in custody of the hotel management.

  3. The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.

    • 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.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor.

      • The Custody of the Holy Land includes the monasteries of Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem.

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Derived

chain of custody, custodee, data custody, joint custody, maternal custody, paternal custody, protective custody, sole custody, youth custody centre

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at custody. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at custody. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at custody

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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