Custody synonyms
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A cause of such a mental state
The act, process, or function of supervising.
A commission from the United Nations to a country to administer a trust territory
Custody; guardianship.
A confinement in a place, especially a prison.
Maintenance or means of maintenance; keep
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The act of superintending; supervision
The capacity or activity of a tutor; instruction or teaching.
A precaution or protective stipulation
The definition of a ward is a wing of a hospital, a division of a prison, or a person, especially a child, who is dependent upon the care and support of an appointed guardian.
Detention in a jail.
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administration (related)
The administering (of punishment, medicine, a sacrament, an oath, etc.)
arrest (related)
The act of detaining in legal custody:
The act or fact of controlling; power to direct or regulate; ability to use effectively
The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
safe-keeping
Alternative spelling of safekeeping.
Something committed into the care of another; a charge:
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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:
liberty (antonym)
Freedom or release from slavery, imprisonment, captivity, or any other form of arbitrary control
liberation (antonym)
The process of striving to achieve equal rights and status.
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
care for (related)
The function of watching, guarding, or overseeing
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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A thing to hold or hold on by
captainship
convenership
foremanship
The position of a foreman.
intendancy
A territorial district committed to the charge of an intendant.
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overseership
The role or office of overseer.
proctoring
in custody (related)
guardianship (related)
remand (related)
protective custody (related)
prison (related)
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detain (related)
A person or group on duty, esp. at night, to protect or guard; lookout or guard
Find another word for custody. In this page you can discover 44 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for custody, like: care, safekeeping, supervision, trusteeship, wardship, imprisonment, keeping, superintendence, tutelage, auspices and aegis.
