The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
The court awarded custody to the child's father.
Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
I couldn't pay the bill and now my passport is in custody of the hotel management.
The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
He was mistreated while in police custody.
An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor.
The Custody of the Holy Land includes the monasteries of Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem.