Collocations for custody - noun
1. legal right/duty to take care of sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
child
a bitter child custody dispute
a bitter child custody dispute
joint,
sole
full
legal
physical (AmE)
safe
If valuables are placed in the safe, the hotel is responsible for their safe custody.
full
legal
physical (AmE)
safe
If valuables are placed in the safe, the hotel is responsible for their safe custody.
VERB + custody
ask for,
claim,
demand,
fight for,
seek,
want
award sb, give sb, grant sb
The parents were given joint custody of the two children.
award sb, give sb, grant sb
The parents were given joint custody of the two children.
gain,
get,
win
take (AmE)
regain
have
share
lose
take (AmE)
regain
have
share
lose
2. being guarded/kept in prison
ADJECTIVE
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.
federal,
state
(both in the US)
VERB + custody
be remanded in (BrE),
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
escape from
be released from
escape from
be released from
PREPOSITION
in custody
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.
under custody
(AmE)
They did not have enough evidence to place her under custody.
The children were under protective custody.
They did not have enough evidence to place her under custody.
The children were under protective custody.
out of custody
They try to keep young people out of custody.
They try to keep young people out of custody.