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custōdia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • custody noun The legal right and responsibility to care for someone, especially a child.
  • protection noun The act of keeping someone or something safe, or the state of being safe.
  • safekeeping noun The act or state of being kept safe from loss, damage, or theft.

Senses

custōdia is used for these senses in English:

  • custody The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
  • protection The state of being safe.
  • safekeeping the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft

custody — full definition

  1. noun The legal right and responsibility to care for someone, especially a child.
  2. noun The state of being held by police, usually before a trial.

protection — full definition

  1. noun The act of keeping someone or something safe, or the state of being safe.
  2. noun Money extorted by criminals in exchange for supposedly preventing harm to a business.
  3. noun Trade restrictions designed to shield domestic industries from foreign competition.

Related Latin words