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custody

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custody, noun, pl.-dies.
1. watchful keeping; charge; care.
Ex. Parents have the custody of their young children. All the important papers are in the lawyer's custody.
(SYN) guardianship.
2. a being confined or detained; imprison

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expr. in custody, in prison or under arrest; in the care of the police.
Ex. The newspaper reports that the hit-and-run driver has been apprehended and is now in custody.

custody

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expr. take into custody, to arrest.
Ex. The suspect was taken into custody by the police.