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| − | Custody is the possession of something or someone. It may be used to describe the detaining of a person by lawful process or authority to assure his or her appearance to any hearing in court and the jailing or imprisonment of a person convicted of a crime. It is also used to | + | '''Custody''' is the possession of something or someone. It may be used to describe the detaining of a person by lawful process or authority to assure his or her appearance to any hearing in court and the [[jail|jailing]] or imprisonment of a person convicted of a crime. It is also used to describe the legal and physical possession of a [[child]] in matrimonial and family law. |
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Revision as of 20:44, January 19, 2008
Custody is the possession of something or someone. It may be used to describe the detaining of a person by lawful process or authority to assure his or her appearance to any hearing in court and the jailing or imprisonment of a person convicted of a crime. It is also used to describe the legal and physical possession of a child in matrimonial and family law.