英语释义
1. immediate charge and control (as over a ward or a suspect) exercised by a person or an authority also safekeeping
2. the legal right to take care of a child (such as a child whose parents are divorced)
3. the state of being kept in a prison or jail
4. the act of protecting or taking care of something
5. direct responsibility for care and control
The boy is in the custody of his parents.
6. the state of being arrested or held by police
The suspect has been taken into custody.
7. care or control exercised by a person or authority over something or someone: as
8. supervision and control over property that usually includes liability for damage that may occur
9. care and maintenance of a child that includes the right to direct the child's activities and make decisions regarding the child's upbringing — compare visitation — joint custody custody of a child shared by divorced or separated parents who alternate physical custody of and share in decisions regarding the child — called also shared custody
10. custody that includes sharing a residence with a child
11. joint custody in this entry
12. custody of a child awarded to only one person and usually to a parent
13. custody awarded until a final judgment in a matter (as a divorce) is made
14. official restraint on freedom (as by arrest or imprisonment or by release on bail, personal recognizance, probation, or parole) — compare arrest — constructive custody custody of a person (as a parolee) who is not under immediate physical control but whose freedom is controlled or restrained by legal authority
15. custody of a person (as in a correctional institution) as a form of punishment
16. custody of a person (as an arrestee) whose freedom is under the actual and immediate control of an official
17. custody of a person (as a criminal defendant awaiting trial) for the purpose of preventing further possible dangerous or criminal behavior
18. physical custody of a person for his or her own safety