|Origin:||custodia 'guarding', from custos 'person who guards'|
the right to take care of a child, given to one of their parents
when they have divorced He got custody of his son after the
divorce. The mother is usually awarded custody (=legally allowed
to have custody). a dispute over who should have custody of the
children The couple will retain joint custody (=they will both
have custody) of their daughters. Allen is fighting a bitter
custody battle over his three children. when someone is kept in
prison until they go to court, because the police think they
have committed a crime: The committee is looking at alternatives
to custody. the death of a man in custody hold/keep somebody in
custody A man is being held in police custody in connection with
the murder. remand somebody in custody British English (=send
someone to prison to wait until they go to court) A man has been
remanded in custody charged with the murder of a schoolgirl. She
was taken into custody as a suspect. when someone is responsible
for ke