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Custody synonyms

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A cause of such a mental state

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(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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The act, process, or function of supervising.

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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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Custody; guardianship.

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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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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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A commission from the United Nations to a country to administer a trust territory

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Reservation for future use; preservation

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Lying-in, time of giving birth

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administration (related)

The administering (of punishment, medicine, a sacrament, an oath, etc.)

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arrest (related)

The act of detaining in legal custody:

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The act or fact of controlling; power to direct or regulate; ability to use effectively

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The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.

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safe-keeping

Alternative spelling of safekeeping.

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Something committed into the care of another; a charge:

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Each of the parts or divisions of a jail or prison

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care for (related)

The function of watching, guarding, or overseeing

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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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Plural form of hand

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The condition of being detained; detention

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A thing to hold or hold on by

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captainship

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convenership

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foremanship

The position of a foreman.

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intendancy

A territorial district committed to the charge of an intendant.

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overseership

The role or office of overseer.

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proctoring

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in custody (related)

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guardianship (related)

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remand (related)

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protective custody (related)

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prison (related)

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detain (related)

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A person or group on duty, esp. at night, to protect or guard; lookout or guard

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superintendence

The act of superintending; supervision

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The capacity or activity of a tutor; instruction or teaching.

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Plural form of auspice

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Protection, guidance. Usually used as ‘under the aegis’ because of its origin as protection of the shield of Athena.

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A precaution or protective stipulation

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Detention in a jail.

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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, detention, wardship, imprisonment, freedom, liberty, liberation, charge and trusteeship.