custody
US /ˈkʌs.tə.di/
UK /ˈkʌs.tə.di/
1.
監護權, 撫養權
the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents have separated or divorced
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The court granted the mother full custody of the children.
法院判決母親擁有孩子的完全監護權。
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They are fighting for joint custody of their pet.
他們正在爭奪寵物的共同撫養權。
2.
拘留, 羈押
imprisonment
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The suspect was taken into police custody.
嫌疑人被警方拘留。
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He was released from custody after questioning.
他被審問後獲釋。