Custody - English meaning

noun

The condition of being imprisoned or confined.

Usage examples:

He was released after 865 days in captivity

noun

The situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere and is not allowed to leave

Usage examples:

All the hostages, when released from captivity, looked remarkably fit and well., animals bred in ca…

noun

The provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something.

Usage examples:

The care of the elderly

verb

Feel concern or interest; attach importance to something.

Usage examples:

They don't care about human life

verb

Demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied.

Usage examples:

Wedding planners may charge an hourly fee of up to £150

noun

A price asked for goods or services.

Usage examples:

Our standard charge for a letter is £25

noun

An ambassador's deputy.

noun

The action of confining or state of being confined.

Usage examples:

He was immediately released from his confinement

noun

The situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere, usually by force

Usage examples:

She spent most of those years under house arrest or close confinement.

noun

The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody.

Usage examples:

The fifteen people arrested were still in police detention

noun

The act or condition of being officially forced to stay in a place

Usage examples:

[ u ] he claimed that his detention by the authorities was unlawful.

noun

Imprisonment or confinement.

Usage examples:

The actor's years of durance vile in soap operas

noun

Threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgement.

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Confessions extracted under duress

noun

Threats used to force a person to do something

Usage examples:

He signed the contract under duress.

noun

Threats used to force someone to do something

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Clarke's defence involved claims of duress and allegations he had been framed by the police., he cl…

noun

The position of protecting or defending something.

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Guardianship of traditional beliefs and standards

noun

The state or duty of being a guardian

noun

Advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty, especially as given by someone in authority.

Usage examples:

He looked to his father for inspiration and guidance

noun

Help and advice about how to do something or about how to deal with problems

Usage examples:

She never got any guidance when she needed it., the school district needs another guidance counselo…

noun

Help and advice about how to do something or to deal with problems

Usage examples:

Give/offer/provide guidance (to sb) the website offers guidance to employers on employment law., gu…

noun

The end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb.

Usage examples:

He was leading her by the hand

verb

Pick (something) up and give it to (someone).

Usage examples:

He handed each man a glass

noun

The part of the body at the end of the arm that includes the fingers and is used for holding, moving, touching, and feeling things

Usage examples:

Keep both hands on the steering wheel., when eating, most americans hold the fork in their right ha…

noun

The state of being imprisoned; captivity.

Usage examples:

He was sentenced to two months' imprisonment

noun

The act of putting someone in prison or the condition of being kept in prison

Usage examples:

She was sentenced to five years' imprisonment., he could win damages for his father's wrongful impr…

noun

The state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.

Usage examples:

The public would not be served by her incarceration

noun

The act of putting or keeping someone in prison or in a place used as a prison

Usage examples:

We’re spending billions of dollars each year on incarceration., the prisoner was sentenced to five …

noun

The state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons.

Usage examples:

He was threatened with internment in a concentration camp

noun

The act of putting someone in prison for political or military reasons, especially during a war

Usage examples:

An internment camp

verb

Have or retain possession of.

Usage examples:

Return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files

noun

Food, clothes, and other essentials for living.

Usage examples:

The society are paying for your keep

Continue a certain state, condition, or activity

noun

The action or fact of owning, maintaining, or protecting something.

Usage examples:

The keeping of dogs

verb

Have or retain possession of.

Usage examples:

Return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files

noun

Doing something you promised or had scheduled

Usage examples:

We all get together for dinner once a month, in keeping with (= following) family tradition.

noun

The state of having, owning, or controlling something.

Usage examples:

She had taken possession of the sofa

noun

Anything owned

noun

The action of protecting, or the state of being protected.

Usage examples:

The b vitamins give protection against infection

noun

The condition or state of being kept safe from injury, damage, or loss

Usage examples:

[ u ] their tent offered little protection against the storm., [ c ] the proposed law is intended t…

noun

The act of keeping someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss, or the state of being protected in this way

Usage examples:

We need protection from bad or incompetent doctors., retailers believe the magnetic cards give the …

verb

Place (a defendant) on bail or in custody, especially when a trial is adjourned.

Usage examples:

He was remanded in custody for a week

noun

A committal to custody.

Usage examples:

The prosecutor applied for a remand to allow forensic evidence to be investigated

verb

To send someone accused of committing a crime away from court until their trial begins

Usage examples:

Be remanded on he was remanded on theft charges., be remanded in custody the accused was remanded i…

noun

The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone.

Usage examples:

A true leader takes responsibility for their team and helps them achieve goals

noun

A duty to take care of something

Usage examples:

[ c ] with this promotion, jorge’s responsibilities will be increased., [ u ] parents must assume r…

noun

Something that it is your job or duty to deal with

Usage examples:

Responsibility to do sth as a board member, i have a responsibility to ask questions., responsibili…

noun

The management or arrangement of an activity or organization; supervision.

Usage examples:

The school was under the superintendence of the nuns of the convent

noun

The action of supervising someone or something.

Usage examples:

He was placed under the supervision of a probation officer

noun

The activity of managing a department, project, etc. and of making sure that things are done correctly and according to the rules

Usage examples:

Supervision of sb/sth supervision of capital markets will help to mobilize resources for investment…

noun

Firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something.

Usage examples:

Relations have to be built on trust

verb

Believe in the reliability, truth, or ability of.

Usage examples:

I should never have trusted her

verb

To have confidence in something, or to believe in someone

Usage examples:

[ t ] trust me – i would never lie to you., [ t ] i was tested, but i’m not sure i trust the result…

noun

A situation in which someone's money or property is managed by another person or organization

Usage examples:

The funds are now temporarily in trusteeship., she resigned her trusteeship.

noun

Protection of or authority over someone or something; guardianship.

Usage examples:

The organizations remained under firm government tutelage

noun

A separate room in a hospital, typically one allocated to a particular type of patient.

Usage examples:

A children's ward

verb

Any of the internal ridges or bars in a lock which prevent the turning of any key which does not have grooves of corresponding form or size.

suffix

(forming adverbs) towards the specified place or direction.

Usage examples:

Eastwards

noun

A situation in which a person, usually a child, is legally put under the care of a court or a guardian (= a person who has the legal right and responsibility of taking care of someone who cannot take care of himself or herself)

Usage examples:

The teenager became a ward of the court, but the wardship expired on his 18th birthday., the wardsh…