CUSTODY
\kˈʌstədi], \kˈʌstədi], \k_ˈʌ_s_t_ə_d_i]\
Definitions of CUSTODY
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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Judicial or penal safe-keeping.
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State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment.
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n. A keeping or guarding; especially, judicial or penal safekeeping;—restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment.
By Thomas Sheridan
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