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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
custody



cus·tody BrE [ˈkʌstədi] NAmE [ˈkʌstədi] noun uncountable
1. the legal right or duty to take care of or keep sb/sth; the act of taking care of sth/sb
Who will have custody of the children?
The divorce court awarded custody to the child's mother.
The parents were locked in a bitter battle for custody.
The bank provides safe custody for valuables.
The castle is now in the custody of the state.
2. the state of being in prison, especially while waiting for trial
After the riot, 32 people were taken into police custody.
• (BrE)He was remanded in custody, charged with the murder of a policeman.
see also youth custody

Word Origin:
[custody] late Middle English: from Latin custodia, from custos ‘guardian’.

Collocations:
Marriage and divorce
Romance
fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly) in love (with sb)
be/believe in/fall in love at first sight
be/find true love/the love of your life
suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love
have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for sb/sth
meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
have/go on a (blind) date
be going out with/ (especially NAmE) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman
move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner
Weddings
get/be engaged/married/divorced
arrange/plan a wedding
have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage
have/enter into an arranged marriage
call off/cancel/postpone your wedding
invite sb to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception
conduct/perform a wedding ceremony
exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows
congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple
be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)
celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary
Separation and divorce
be unfaithful to/ (informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
have an affair (with sb)
break off/end an engagement/a relationship
break up with/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend
separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife
annul/dissolve a marriage
apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce
get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children
pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband)

Example Bank:
If valuables are placed in the safe, the hotel is responsible for their safe custody.
She will remain in custody while reports are prepared about her mental condition.
The children were under protective custody.
The man died while in police custody.
The opposition leader has been taken into protective custody.
The parents were given joint custody of the two children.
They did not have enough evidence to place her under custody.
They try to keep young people out of custody.
a bitter child custody dispute

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