Collocations for custody - noun
1. legal right/duty to take care of sb/sth
ADJ.
child
a bitter child custody dispute
a bitter child custody dispute
joint, sole | safe
If valuables are placed in the safe, the hotel is responsible for their safe custody.
If valuables are placed in the safe, the hotel is responsible for their safe custody.
VERB + CUSTODY
ask for, claim, demand, fight for, seek | award sb, give sb, grant sb
The parents were given joint custody of the two children.
The parents were given joint custody of the two children.
gain, get | have
CUSTODY + NOUN
battle, dispute | hearing
PREP.
~ of
2. being guarded/kept in prison
ADJ.
military, police
The man died while in police custody.
The man died while in police custody.
protective
The opposition leader has been taken into protective custody.
The opposition leader has been taken into protective custody.
VERB + CUSTODY
be remanded in, be taken into
A man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of an eight-year-old girl.
A man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of an eight-year-old girl.
be held in, be kept in, be/remain in | escape from | be released from
PREP.
in ~
She will remain in custody while reports are prepared about her mental condition.
She will remain in custody while reports are prepared about her mental condition.
out of ~
trying to keep young people out of custody
trying to keep young people out of custody