Dictionary Check: custody
"custody" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
Example:
"his detention was politically motivated"
noun
holding by the police
Example:
"the suspect is in custody"
noun
(with ‘in’) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
Example:
"my fate is in your hands"
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