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, 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
An arrest is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody (legal protection or control), usually because the person has been suspected of or observed committing a crime. After being taken into custody, the person can be questi ...
or police custody, a lawful holding of a person by removing their freedom of liberty
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Remand (detention), otherwise known as remanded in custody
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Imprisonment
Imprisonment is the restraint of a person's liberty, for any cause whatsoever, whether by authority of the government, or by a person acting without such authority. In the latter case it is "false imprisonment". Imprisonment does not necessari ...
(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 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
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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)
Custodian may refer to:
Occupations
* Janitor, a person who cleans and maintains buildings
* Goalkeeper, in association football
* Fullback, in rugby, also called a sweeper
* Legal guardian or conservator, who may be called a custodian in some j ...
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