Antonyms for custody


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuhs-tuh-dee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌs tə di


Definition of custody

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Latin custodia "guarding, watching, keeping," from custos (genitive custodis) "guardian, keeper, protector," from PIE *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (see hide (n.1)).
  • noun supervision, charge of something
  • noun confinement, jailing
Example sentences :
  • Yes, he had replaced it—because he was responsible for its custody.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Neither was he aware that Arthur had been taken into custody.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • He was admitted, and recognized the poor negro, now in custody as a recaptured slave.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • A hundred were already in custody, and more were taken every hour.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • The inmates had fled or been taken into custody, he could not say which.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • When these were completed and signed the accused was discharged from custody.
  • Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
  • If he be not speedily removed, I 'll order him into the custody of the police.
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • Father and mother have equal guardianship and custody of minor children.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • At his death the mother is entitled to the guardianship and custody.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • On the contrary, the girl, blame her, has got three of my best men in custody!
  • Extract from : « Hidden Hand » by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

Synonyms for custody

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