The function of watching, guarding, or overseeing

• trust

  1. Firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance:
  2. The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one:
  3. One in which confidence is placed.

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  1. Firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance:
  2. The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one:
  3. One in which confidence is placed.

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• supervision

  1. The act, process, or function of supervising.

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  1. The act, process, or function of supervising.

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• superintendence

  1. The act of superintending; supervision

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  1. The act of superintending; supervision

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• keeping

  1. The act of holding, guarding, maintaining, or supporting:
  2. Custody; care:
  3. Harmony; conformity:

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  1. The act of holding, guarding, maintaining, or supporting:
  2. Custody; care:
  3. Harmony; conformity:

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• guardianship

  1. The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.

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  1. The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.

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• charge

  1. To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on:
  2. To instruct or urge authoritatively; command:
  3. To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.

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  1. To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on:
  2. To instruct or urge authoritatively; command:
  3. To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.

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• care

  1. A concerned or troubled state of mind, as that arising from serious responsibility; worry.
  2. An object or source of worry, attention, or solicitude:
  3. Interest, regard, or liking:

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  1. A concerned or troubled state of mind, as that arising from serious responsibility; worry.
  2. An object or source of worry, attention, or solicitude:
  3. Interest, regard, or liking:

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The state of being detained by legal authority

• ward

  1. A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients.
  2. A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients:
  3. A division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes.

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  1. A room in a hospital usually holding six or more patients.
  2. A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients:
  3. A division of a city or town, especially an electoral district, for administrative and representative purposes.

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• detention

  1. The act of detaining.
  2. A period of temporary custody while awaiting trial.
  3. A holding of a person in custody or confinement by authorities for political or military reasons.

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  1. The act of detaining.
  2. A period of temporary custody while awaiting trial.
  3. A holding of a person in custody or confinement by authorities for political or military reasons.

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• confinement

  1. The act of confining or the state of being confined.
  2. Lying-in.

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  1. The act of confining or the state of being confined.
  2. Lying-in.

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• charge

  1. To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on:
  2. To instruct or urge authoritatively; command:
  3. To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.

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  1. To impose a duty, responsibility, or obligation on:
  2. To instruct or urge authoritatively; command:
  3. To instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence.

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Protection

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• safeguard

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• aegis

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• auspices

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• wardship

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• tutelage

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• superintendence

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• trusteeship

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• watch

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• charge

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• safekeeping

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• keeping

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• supervision

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• guardianship

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• care

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Detention

• confinement

  1. The act of confining or the state of being confined.
  2. Lying-in.

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  1. The act of confining or the state of being confined.
  2. Lying-in.

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• keeping

  1. The act of holding, guarding, maintaining, or supporting:
  2. Custody; care:
  3. Harmony; conformity:

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  1. The act of holding, guarding, maintaining, or supporting:
  2. Custody; care:
  3. Harmony; conformity:

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• jail

  1. A place of detention, especially for persons who are accused of committing a crime and have not been released on bail or for persons who are serving short sentences after conviction of a misdemeanor.
  2. Detention in a jail.
  3. To detain in a jail.

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  1. A place of detention, especially for persons who are accused of committing a crime and have not been released on bail or for persons who are serving short sentences after conviction of a misdemeanor.
  2. Detention in a jail.
  3. To detain in a jail.

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