custody
/ˈkʌstədi/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈkʌstədi/
custody
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
cus - to - dy -> custody
Myanmar meaning
(n) အချုပ်
Full entry
၁။ ထိန်းသိမ်းစောင့်ရှောက်မှု။ ထိန်းသိမ်း စောင့်ရှောက်ခွင့်။ Leave one's valuables in safe custody (eg in a bank) ❍ When his parents died, he was placed in the custody of his aunt. ❍ The court gave the mother custody of the child (eg after a DIVORCE1 ၁) ❍ parents involved in a battle over custody (ie disputing who should have the right to look after the children).
၂။ အချုပ်။ အချုပ်ခန်း။ The judge remanded him in custody for two weeks. ❍ be held in custody ❍ take sb into police custody (ie arrest them).
❏ custodial /kʌ'stǝƱdiǝl/ adj ယင်းနှင့်ဆိုင်သော။ The court imposed a short custodial sentence on him.
More examples
- The parents have joint custody of their children (=both parents will look after the children).
- The girl’s father was awarded sole custody.
- [be in custody] : One of the men detained is still in custody.
- [hold/keep someone in custody] : Suspects can be kept in police custody for up to 48 hours.
- [take someone into custody] : The suspect had been taken into custody and was being questioned.
- [be remanded in custody] : All five men were remanded in custody until Wednesday.
- [in someone’s custody] : The files in question are in the custody of the FBI.
Synonyms
care, keeping, safekeeping, protection, guardianship, supervision, charge, aegis, arrest, auspices, confinement, conservation, custodianship, detention, duress, imprisonment, incarceration, jail, jailing, management, observation, preservation, salvation, superintendence, trusteeship, tute-lage, ward, wardship, watch
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