hold+or+keep+in+custody
41To keep up — Keep Keep (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913… …
42hold — I. verb (held; holding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High German haltan to hold, and perhaps to Latin celer rapid, Greek klonos agitation Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to have possession or… …
43custody — noun (U) 1 the right to take care of a child, especially when the child s parents are legally separating from each other (+ of): In most divorce cases the mother is awarded custody of the children. | have custody: a dispute over who should have… …
44Custody battle for Anna Mae He — Anna Mae He (simplified Chinese: 贺梅; traditional Chinese: 賀梅; pinyin: Hè Méi or He Sijia,[1] born January 28, 1999 in the United States), was the subject of a custody battle between her Chinese biological parents, Shaoqiang (Jack) He (贺绍强) and… …
45custody — cus|to|dy [ˈkʌstədi] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: custodia guarding , from custos person who guards ] 1.) the right to take care of a child, given to one of their parents when they have ↑divorced custody of ▪ He got custody of his son …
46hold — {{11}}hold (n.1) act of holding, c.1100; grasp, grip, c.1200, from O.E. geheald (Anglian gehald) keeping, custody, guard; watch, protector, guardian, from HOLD (Cf. hold) (v.). Meaning place of refuge is from c.1200; fortified place is from… …
47custody — cus|to|dy [ kʌstədi ] noun uncount LEGAL ** 1. ) the legal right to take care of a child: The parents have joint custody of their children. The girl s father was awarded sole custody. 2. ) a situation in which someone is kept in prison until they …
48custody */*/ — UK [ˈkʌstədɪ] / US noun [uncountable] 1) legal the legal right to look after a child The parents have joint custody of their children (= both parents will look after the children). The girl s father was awarded sole custody. 2) legal a situation… …
49custody — Synonyms and related words: administration, auspices, captainship, care, chairmanship, charge, cold storage, confinement, conservation, convenership, cure, custodianship, dead storage, detention, dictatorship, directorate, directorship, dry… …
50keep — Verb: To maintain; to carry on; to conduct; to manage; to hold in custody. State v Irvin, 117 Iowa 469, 470, 91 NW 760. Noun: The central structure of a feudal castle …
