Definition of: custody

(kus′tə·dē) noun plural ·dies
1. A keeping; guardianship.
2. The state of being held in keeping or under guard; restraint of liberty; imprisonment. See synonyms under FETTER.
—to take into custody To arrest. [<L custodia guard <custos guardian]
—cus·to·di·al (kus·tō′dē·əl) adjective

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