How do you use Custody in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like detention or keeping, plus the exact meaning.
Custody in a sentence
Custody meaning
- The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
- Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
- The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
Synonyms of Custody
Using Custody
- The main meaning on this page is: The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children. | Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property. | The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
- Useful related words include: detention, keeping, guardianship, hands.
- In the example corpus, custody often appears in combinations such as: in custody, into custody, custody of.
Context around Custody
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Custody
- In this selection, "custody" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, joint, sole, child, battles, case and arrangement stand out and add context to how "custody" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 10 days custody and court, 50 50 custody of everly, police custody, joint custody and judicial custody. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "custody" sits close to words such as reporting, wing and symptoms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with custody
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He was recently denied sole custody of a child and continues to fight in a complicated custody case. (18 words)
Harris was released from custody later that day but Almena was in custody in lieu of $750,000 bail. (19 words)
The study analyzed 24 searches related to child custody battles to determine which states child custody attorneys are most sought-after. (21 words)
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California vetoed a bill on Friday that would instruct judges presiding over custody battles in the state to take into consideration a parent’s support for a child’s gender identity when making custody and visitation decisions. (41 words)
According to The Blast, Channing and Jenna have agreed to share 50/50 custody of Everly, and they'll also work with a counsellor to work out a specific schedule to split the holidays and custody time in a fair way. (41 words)
They also inspect the conditions of the cells and custody accommodation as a whole, and where issues are identified, these are then raised with the custody sergeant and included in an electronic report which is sent to Mr Matthews' office. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to police, officers pursued the suspect and again attempted to take him into custody, and another confrontation ensued before the suspect was taken into custody.
Adjourning for the preparation of probation reports, Judge Michael Gledhill KC remanded the defendant in custody and said: “You’ll be back here on Monday, September 25. In the meantime, you remain in custody.
Aside from the report that Joe’s asking for joint custody in his divorce filing, their custody arrangement has yet to be made public.
Foreman, who has been in the custody of the Aiken County detention center, was taken into custody by the South Carolina Department of Corrections.
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California vetoed a bill on Friday that would instruct judges presiding over custody battles in the state to take into consideration a parent’s support for a child’s gender identity when making custody and visitation decisions.
Mcisaac was in custody for nearly a year until Sept. 23, when the court determined a mental health diversion program would provide more effective treatment for McIsaac’s condition and they released him from custody.
They also inspect the conditions of the cells and custody accommodation as a whole, and where issues are identified, these are then raised with the custody sergeant and included in an electronic report which is sent to Mr Matthews' office.
This new order requires everyone with minor children who are involved in an annulment, divorce, complaint for custody, or other litigation such as a modification or contempt regarding custody and parenting time to take a parenting class.
About this time, Ms Haigh spoke with Ms Powell and her colleague Katrina Richens about the custody of her son and said she "didn't understand what custody meant", the court has heard.
After being arrested by Nazat police on Saturday evening, Hazra was produced at Basirhat court on Sunday where the police demanded initially 10 days custody and court allowed eight days police custody.
He is progressive on climate change and childcare and supports moving Japan from one of the world’s last sole custody systems towards joint custody.
Kullag, who was remanded in custody the day after his arrest on January 30 last year, was handed a backdated prison sentence that effectively saw him released from custody to return to Albania.
The study analyzed 24 searches related to child custody battles to determine which states child custody attorneys are most sought-after.
Two months after Gruffudd filed for joint custody of his two daughters and asked for custody and visitation rights, the exes failed to settle their differences in family court, despite the help of a mediator.
According to The Blast, Channing and Jenna have agreed to share 50/50 custody of Everly, and they'll also work with a counsellor to work out a specific schedule to split the holidays and custody time in a fair way.
Additionally, of the 172 offenders released under the End of Custody Temporary Release scheme – in which prisoners who are within two months of their release date are temporarily released from custody – six were housed in hotels.
Harris was released from custody later that day but Almena was in custody in lieu of $750,000 bail.
He was recently denied sole custody of a child and continues to fight in a complicated custody case.
Jennifer Severs of Troy was in a custody battle with her ex-husband when Murrah collected hair follicle samples for drug screenings on the family as part of the custody case.
Sheriff Way said: “I have come to the conclusion that taking into account the period in custody in Spain and the time spent here on remand any custody I could impose would be longer than could be supported.
Phrases with custody
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with custody
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in custody 69×
- into custody 37×
- custody of 28×
- police custody 26×
- custody and 18×
- the custody 16×
- custody after 16×
- custody in 15×
- custody for 12×
- custody on 10×