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| consign |
to place in the care or custody of another; entrust. [1/4 definitions] |
| custodian |
someone entrusted with the care or custody of something. [1/2 definitions] |
| detainee |
one who is held in police custody, usu. for questioning or political reasons, without formal charges being filed. |
| detention home |
a place where juvenile offenders are held in custody, esp. while awaiting a court's disposition of their cases. |
| domestic relations court |
in some U.S. states, a court with jurisdiction limited to matters involving a family or household, esp. disputes involving the custody, support, and welfare of children; family court. |
| impound |
to confiscate and retain (property or documentary evidence) in legal custody. [1/3 definitions] |
| keeping |
custody or maintenance. [1/3 definitions] |
| on bail |
temporarily released from custody after bail is given. |
| pinch |
(informal) to take into police custody; arrest. [1/11 definitions] |
| remand |
in law, to transfer (a prisoner) to the custody of another court or other official agency or institution to await further proceedings. [2/6 definitions] |
| safekeeping |
protective custody. [1/2 definitions] |
| sequestrate |
to hold (property) in custody; sequester. [1/2 definitions] |
| trust |
the charge, custody, or care of a person or thing. [1/14 definitions] |
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