Synonyms for custody
ˈkʌs tə dicus·tody

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1. custody

   Bonds may be of cord, leather, or any other substance that can bind; chains are of linked metal. Manacles and handcuffs are for the hands, fetters are primarily chains or jointed iron fastenings for the feet; gyves may be for either. A shackle is a metallic ring, clasp, or bracelet-like fastening for encircling and restraining a limb: commonly one of a pair, used either for hands or feet. Bonds, fetters, and chains are used in a general way for almost any form of restraint. Gyves is now wholly poetic, and the other words are mostly restricted to the literary style; handcuffs is the specific and irons the general term in popular usage; as, the prisoner was put in irons. Bonds, chains, and shackles are frequently used in the metaphorical sense.

   Synonyms:
   bondage, bonds, chains, durance, duress, fetter, gyves, handcuffs, imprisonment, irons, manacles, shackles

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1. custody

   Synonyms:
   keeping, guardianship, conservation, care

   Antonyms:
   neglect, betrayal, exposure, abandonment, desertion, liberation, jeopardy, discharge

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1. detention, detainment, hold, custodynoun

   a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

   "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"

   Synonyms:
   clutch, grip, storage area, delay, keep, cargo hold, detainment, handle, hold, appreciation, handgrip, wait, cargo area, detention, postponement, clasp, cargo deck, clench, clutches, grasp, time lag, hands

2. custodynoun

   holding by the police

   "the suspect is in custody"

   Synonyms:
   detainment, hands, detention, hold

3. hands, custodynoun

   (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

   "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"

   Synonyms:
   detention, work force, detainment, workforce, hands, manpower, men, hold

Matched Categories

1. • Confinement
   • Imprisonment

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1. custodynoun

   Synonyms:
   keeping, care, watch guardianship, protection, safekeeping

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1. custodynoun

   Synonyms:
   safe-keeping, care, imprisonment

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1. List of paraphrases for "custody":

   detention, guard, guardianship, remand, custodian, custodial, arrest, safekeeping, custodianship, garde, prison, care, detained, imprisonment, guarding, keep, on-call, trusteeship, detainee, keeps, detainees, confinement, possession, quarter, childcare

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How to use custody in a sentence?

1. Sheriff Bobby Guidroz:

   The suspect is in custody.

2. Superintendent Garry McCarthy:

   If Mr. Brown is in custody, his son is alive.

3. Birmingham Police Department:

   Due to their diligent work a person of interest has been taken into custody. Charges are pending a review of the case by the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office. Because the charges are pending we will not be releasing any information on the individual in custody.

4. Joaquin Castro:

   Many questions remain unanswered, including how many children have died in CBP custody.

5. Sean Edwards:

   You have an adult mother who had the audacity to leave her one-year-old in the custody with several other children.