Synonyms for custody
noun
Protection
care, guardianship, supervision, keeping, safekeeping, charge, watch, trusteeship, superintendence, tutelage, wardship, auspices, aegis, safeguard, ward; see also administration 1.
Detention
jail, keeping, confinement; see arrest 1, imprisonment 1.
take into custody
See custody in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
The function of watching, guarding, or overseeing:
care, charge, guardianship, keeping, superintendence, supervision, trust. See care forThe state of being detained by legal authority:
charge, confinement, detention, ward. See free
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