custodies Definition

custody
noun custodies

1. Protective care, especially the guardianship of a child, awarded to someone by a court of law.

Thesaurus: guardianship, charge, protection, care, supervision, watch, tutelage, auspices, aegis, ward, keeping.
2. The condition of being held by the police; arrest or imprisonment.

Thesaurus: detention, jail, confinement, house arrest.

Idiom: take someone into custody

To arrest them.
Thesaurus: apprehend, arrest, seize, capture.

Etymology: 15c: from Latin custodia watch, from custos guardian.