custody

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkʌstədi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkʌstədi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kus′tə dē)

Inflections of 'custody' (n): npl: custodies
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
custody n (for a criminal)custodia nf
  detención nf
 Police took the suspect into custody.
 La policía puso al sospechoso bajo custodia.
custody n (of a child)custodia nf
  patria potestad loc nom f
 Isaiah's parents share custody equally.
 Los padres de Isaiah comparten por igual la custodia.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
custody n (care, keeping)custodia nf
  resguardo nm
 The stolen artwork is safely back in the museum's custody.
 La obra de arte robada está de nuevo sana y salva bajo la custodia del museo.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
child custody n (guardianship)custodia nf
  tenencia, tutela nf
  custodia de menores loc nom f
  tenencia de menores loc nom f
 In some cases, child custody can be awarded to the adoptive parent.
 En algunos casos, la custodia puede otorgarse al padre adoptivo.
  (formal)patria potestad loc nom f
custody of children n (law: parent responsibility)custodia nf
  tenencia, tutela nf
  custodia de menores loc nom f
  tenencia de menores loc nom f
divided custody n (law: split time with children)tenencia compartida loc nom f
  custodia compartida loc nom f
in custody adv (in prison)preso/a adj
 Está preso en la cárcel de Picassent.
in custody adj (detained, imprisoned)detenido, arrestado participio
 The police have two suspects in custody.
 La policía mantiene detenidos a dos sospechosos.
in custody of prep (detained by)detenido por loc prep
in custody of prep (in the care of)bajo custodia de loc prep
  (frml)en custodia de loc prep
joint custody n (shared guardianship of a child) (legal)custodia compartida loc nom f
 Alex wants joint custody of Jill, but her mother won't let her see him.
 Alex quiere la custodia compartida de Jill, pero su madre no deja que la nena lo vea.
legal custody n (law: of child)custodia legal loc nom f
primary custody n (law: being main guardian)tutela nf
  custodia nf
protective custody n (detention for own safety)custodia protectora nf + adj
remand [sb] in custody v expr (law: send back into police care)quedar bajo custodia loc verb
  mantener bajo custodia loc verb
sole custody n (law)custodia exclusiva nf + adj
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'custody' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
arrest - arrested - care - care order - custodial - detain - detainee - detainer - detainment - detention - give up for adoption - guardianship - hold - holding cell - illegal detention - in confinement - keep - keeping - legal guardianship - noncustodial - on remand - preventive detention - put - put into care - rearrest - remand - take into care - trust - under arrest - under detention
Spanish:
custodia - guarda - guardia - tutela - detención preventiva - prisión preventiva - acogimiento de menores - bajo custodia - custodia compartida - en depósito - prender - recluso

Collocations: a custody [lawyer, case, subject, hearing], [shared, joint, weekend, sole, child, preventive] custody, have [shared] custody of the [children, child], more...

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