A state of being confined (usually for a short time)
(With `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child.
1 Mr Justice Flood said: Nobody should be in custody for 13 months.
2 Dr Maguire said risk assessment continued throughout the prisoner's time in custody .
3 For example, a judge has given clarity for parents with shared custody .
4 When children leave custody they need family support more than anything else.
5 Magistrates granted custody extensions to enable police question six men in London.
6 The disciplinary board recommended they receive sentences including 30 days in custody .
7 It said he did however receive appropriate medical care while in custody .
8 Arkansas state police said on Tuesday an 18-year-old suspect was in custody .
9 Mr Mansfield said without change there would be more deaths in custody .
10 Later, in police custody , he said he had no memory of events.
11 After some argument, the 43 Russians were taken into custody , police said.
12 However, in a court decision on Wednesday he was released from custody .
13 Police said the accused, who was arrested on Sunday, remained in custody .
14 O'Donnell said last year that she had sole custody of their daughter.
15 It also campaigns for men on child custody and family law issues.
16 He will remain in federal custody until the hearing, the statement said.
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