CUSTODY


Meaning of CUSTODY in English

[cus.to.dy] n, pl -dies [ME custodie, fr. L custodia guarding, fr. custod-, custos guardian] (15c): immediate charge and control (as over a ward or a suspect) exercised by a person or an authority; also: safekeeping

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