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{
"term": "custody",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the legal right or duty to take care of or keep somebody/something; the act of taking care of something/somebody",
"sensetop": "in the custody of somebody/something",
"labels": "(especially North American English)(informal)(informal)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Who will **have custody** of the children?"
},
{
"text": "The parents were given **joint custody** of the two children."
},
{
"text": "The divorce court awarded custody to the child's mother."
},
{
"text": "The parents were locked in a bitter battle for custody."
},
{
"text": "The bank provides safe custody for valuables."
},
{
"text": "The castle is now in the custody of the state.",
"contextForm": "in the custody of somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "If valuables are placed in the safe, the hotel is responsible for their safe custody."
},
{
"text": "The children were under protective custody."
},
{
"text": "a bitter child custody dispute"
}
],
"topics": ["Family and relationships", "Law and justice"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["child", "joint", "sole"],
"verb + custody": ["ask for", "claim", "demand"],
"custody + noun": ["battle", "dispute", "arrangement"],
"preposition": ["custody of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the state of being in prison, especially while waiting for trial",
"labels": "(British English)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "After the riot, 32 people were taken into **police custody**."
},
{
"text": "He was **remanded in custody**, charged with the murder of a policeman."
},
{
"text": "She will remain in custody while reports are prepared about her mental condition."
},
{
"text": "The opposition leader has been taken into protective custody."
},
{
"text": "They did not have enough evidence to place her under custody."
},
{
"text": "They try to keep young people out of custody."
},
{
"text": "The man died while in police custody."
}
],
"topics": ["Crime and punishment"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["military", "police", "protective"],
"verb + custody": ["be remanded in", "be taken into", "be held in"],
"preposition": ["in custody", "under custody", "out of custody"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkʌstədi/",
"audio": "cu/custody/custody__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkʌstədi/",
"audio": "cu/custody/custody__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin custodia, from custos ‘guardian’."
}