{
    "term": "custody",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the legal right or duty to take care of or keep somebody/something; the act of taking care of something/somebody",
            "sensetop": "in the custody of somebody/something",
            "labels": "(especially North American English)(informal)(informal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Who will **have custody** of the children?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The parents were given **joint custody** of the two children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The divorce court awarded custody to the child's mother."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The parents were locked in a bitter battle for custody."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bank provides safe custody for valuables."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The castle is now in the custody of the state.",
                    "contextForm": "in the custody of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "If valuables are placed in the safe, the hotel is responsible for their safe custody."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children were under protective custody."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a bitter child custody dispute"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Family and relationships", "Law and justice"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["child", "joint", "sole"],
                "verb + custody": ["ask for", "claim", "demand"],
                "custody + noun": ["battle", "dispute", "arrangement"],
                "preposition": ["custody  of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the state of being in prison, especially while waiting for trial",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "After the riot, 32 people were taken into **police custody**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was **remanded in custody**, charged with the murder of a policeman."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She will remain in custody while reports are prepared about her mental condition."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The opposition leader has been taken into protective custody."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They did not have enough evidence to place her under custody."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They try to keep young people out of custody."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The man died while in police custody."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Crime and punishment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["military", "police", "protective"],
                "verb + custody": ["be remanded in", "be taken into", "be held in"],
                "preposition": ["in custody", "under custody", "out of custody"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkʌstədi/",
                "audio": "cu/custody/custody__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkʌstədi/",
                "audio": "cu/custody/custody__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin custodia, from custos ‘guardian’."
}