the protective care or guardianship of someone or something
监护;保管
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the property was placed in the custody of a trustee .财产交由受托人保管。
imprisonment
拘留,关押
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my father was being taken into custody .我父亲被关押了。
【律】 (尤指离婚父母一方的)监护权
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he was trying to get custody of their child .他在努力取得孩子的监护权。
"late Middle English: from Latin