Custody synonyms | Best 44 synonyms for custody

A cause of such a mental state

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(Countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement, especially of a prisoner awaiting trial, or of a student being punished.

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free (related)

(Hurling) The usual means of restarting play after a foul is committed, where the non-offending team restarts from where the foul was committed.

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safekeeping

(US) not returning checks; a system wherein banks keep checks (cheques) that people write, rather than returning them to the account holder with their monthly statement.

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supervision

The act, process, or function of supervising.

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wardship

Custody; guardianship.

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imprisonment

A confinement in a place, especially a prison.

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freedom (antonym)

The condition of not being constrained or restricted in a specific aspect of life by a government or other power:

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liberty (antonym)

Freedom or release from slavery, imprisonment, captivity, or any other form of arbitrary control

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liberation (antonym)

The process of striving to achieve equal rights and status.

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charge

The departure from electrical neutrality at a point, or in a region, as by the accumulation, or deficit, of electrical particles: more electrons than normal produce a negative charge; fewer, a positive charge

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keeping

Reservation for future use; preservation

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confinement

Lying-in, time of giving birth

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