custody

🇬🇧 UK/'kʌstәdi/🇺🇸 US
GREB1

Definitions

n.

The legal right to care for a child; the state of being held under arrest or detained by police

监护权;拘留;羁押

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
custodroot
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ycharacterized by
=custody

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    After the divorce, she gained custody of the children.

  • 2.

    The suspect was taken into custody by the police.

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