Custodia (en. Custody)

/kus'to.dja/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Definition: Action of keeping or protecting something.

Example Sentence: The custody of important documents is essential.

La custodia de los documentos importantes es esencial.

Definition: Legal responsibility over a person, especially a minor.

Example Sentence: The judge decided to grant custody of the child to the mother.

El juez decidió otorgar la custodia del niño a la madre.

Definition: Place where a valuable object is kept.

Example Sentence: The secrets are in the custody of the treasurer.

Los secretos están en la custodia del tesorero.

Etymology/Origin: From the Latin 'custodia', which means 'protection'.

Common Phrase: shared custody

Common Phrase Meaning: Agreement in which two parents have rights and responsibilities over a minor.

custodia compartida

Common Phrase: to be in custody

Common Phrase Meaning: To be guarded or monitored by someone or something.

estar bajo custodia

Common Phrase: prison custody

Common Phrase Meaning: Protection and supervision of inmates in a prison.

custodia penitenciaria

Related Word: to safeguard

Related Word Description: Action of caring for or protecting something.

custodiar

Related Word: custodian

Related Word Description: Person who has the responsibility to care for something.

custodio

Slang Meaning: To be under someone's care.

Slang Example: He is in custody with his grandmother while his parents work.

Está en custodia con su abuela mientras sus padres trabajan.

Slang Meaning: Reference to the protection of something valuable.

Slang Example: I placed my savings in custody at the bank.

Puse mis ahorros en custodia en el banco.