Custody may refer to:
Government and law
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Child custody
Child custody is a legal term regarding '' guardianship'' which is used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent or guardian and a child in that person's care. Child custody consists of ''legal custody'', which is the righ ...
, a description of the legal relationship between a parent (or guardian) and child
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Custody and repatriation
Custody and repatriation (C&R; ) was an administrative procedure, established in 1982 and abolished in 2003, by which the police in the People's Republic of China (usually cities) could detain people if they did not have a residence permit (huko ...
, a Chinese administrative procedure 1982–2003
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Legal custody
A legal guardian is a person who has been appointed by a court or otherwise has the legal authority (and the corresponding duty) to make decisions relevant to the personal and property interests of another person who is deemed incompetent, calle ...
, a legal term in England and Wales for a person held under the law
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Arrest or police custody, a lawful holding of a person by removing their freedom of liberty
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Remand (detention)
Remand, also known as pre-trial detention, preventive detention, or provisional detention, is the process of detaining a person until their trial after they have been arrested and charged with an offence. A person who is on remand is held i ...
, otherwise known as remanded in custody
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Imprisonment (Terminology varies, but in common law, detention before charge is referred to as custody and continued detention after conviction is referred to as imprisonment.)
Organizations and enterprises
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Custodian bank
A custodian bank, or simply custodian, is a specialized financial institution responsible for providing securities services. It safeguards assets of asset managers, insurance companies, hedge funds, and is not engaged in "traditional" commercial ...
, a specialized financial institution responsible for safeguarding a firm's or individual's financial assets
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Custos (Franciscans) Custos ( en, guardian) means a religious superior or an official in the Franciscan Order. The precise meaning has differed over time, and among the Friars Minor, Conventuals, and Capuchins.
Description
Francis of Assisi sometimes applied the word ...
, often referred to as ''custody'', the institution of the Franciscan Order of the Catholic Church
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
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''Custody'' (1988 film), Australian TV film featuring Peter Carroll
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''Custody'' (2000 film), American comedy film starring
Linda Larkin
Linda Larkin (born March 20, 1970) is an American actress, best known for her role as the speaking voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney's 1992 animated feature film ''Aladdin''.
Career
Larkin began her career in 1990, with the film ''Zapped Agai ...
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''Custody'' (2007 film), American Lifetime TV film starring Rob Morrow
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''Custody'' (2016 film), American courtroom drama film
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''Custody'' (2017 film), French film
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''Custody'' (2023 film), Indian action thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu
Television
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"Custody" (''Flashpoint''), a 2009 episode of ''Flashpoint''
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"Custody" (''Law & Order''), an episode of ''Law & Order''
See also
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In Custody (disambiguation)
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Custodian (disambiguation)
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