Examples of 'custody' in a sentence

Meaning of "custody"

custody (noun): the protective care or guardianship of someone or something
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  • The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
  • Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
  • The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
  • An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor.

How to use "custody" in a sentence

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If you had full custody of this dog.
Joint custody is now an option in all states.
I have been in police custody until an hour ago.
Custody of children and retention of maiden name.
Sara jackson to retain custody of matthew jackson.
Improper custody of minors tenencia irregular de menores.
I wanted to talk about custody hearing tomorrow.
Remand in custody of persons caught in flagrante delicto.
Children were kept in police custody in separate facilities.
Death in custody under law enforcement agencies.
It is alleged that he was severely beaten while in custody.
You lost custody six months ago.
You have successfully murdered a witness in my custody.
All deaths in custody had to be investigated by coroners.
Feds still got him in protective custody.

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I have a custody mediation with lisa today.
Underlay was supposed to have had her in custody.
Hector has been in custody for eight hours.
Custody of children whose parents have separated.
Prisons and police custody pending trial.
Custody and care of the minor children.
My client was remanded in custody before appearing in court.
Custody and living arrangements for children.
Supervision of police custody by the judicial authorities.
Custody of a child was usually determined on that basis.
Cases of deaths in custody had also been reported.
You got to put him in protective custody.
Taking custody of a person from a foreign country.
You will be granted custody of your daughter.
One young farmer is held in police custody.
In state custody until she comes of age.
Additional accused have been brought into custody.
Anyone with legal custody of the victim.
The court ordered their remand in custody.
Right of persons in custody to the services of a lawyer.
I am gonna start me one of those custody suits.
Cause he was in custody when all this went down.
I release these boys into your custody.
But the guy in custody is a pharmaceutical rep.
You know how chain of custody works.
Detention in custody was permitted only by court order.
Many politicians were currently in custody awaiting trial.
Legal provisions on custody do not differentiate between genders.
We already have the pimp in our custody.
You could lose custody of your son.
You put the wrong guy in custody.
He was put into the custody of his grandparents.
I will have to take you into custody.
He would be in the custody of an officer of the court.
I would like to help you get custody.

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