Custody may refer to:
Government and law
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Child custody
Child custody is a legal term regarding '' guardianship'' which is used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent or guardian and a child in that person's care. Child custody consists of ''legal custody'', which is the ri ...
, a description of the legal relationship between a parent (or guardian) and child
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Custody and repatriation, a Chinese administrative procedure 1982–2003
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Legal custody, a legal term in England and Wales for a person held under the law
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Arrest
An arrest is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody (legal protection or control), usually because the person has been suspected of or observed committing a crime. After being taken into custody, the person can be question ...
or police custody, a lawful holding of a person by removing their freedom of liberty
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Remand (detention)
Pre-trial detention, also known as jail, preventive detention, provisional detention, or remand, is the process of detaining a person until their trial after they have been arrested and criminal charge, charged with an offence. A person who ...
, otherwise known as remanded in custody
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Imprisonment
Imprisonment or incarceration is the restraint of a person's liberty for any cause whatsoever, whether by authority of the government, or by a person acting without such authority. In the latter case it is considered " false imprisonment". Impri ...
(Terminology varies, but in common law, detention before charge is referred to as custody and continued detention after conviction is referred to as imprisonment.)
Organizations and enterprises
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Custodian bank
A custodian bank, or simply custodian, is a specialized financial institution responsible for providing securities services. It provides post-trade services and solutions for asset owners (e.g. sovereign wealth funds, central banks, insurance comp ...
, a specialized financial institution responsible for safeguarding a firm's or individual's financial assets
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Custos (Franciscans), often referred to as ''custody'', the institution of the Franciscan Order of the Catholic Church
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
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''Custody'' (1988 film), Australian TV film featuring Peter Carroll
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''Custody'' (2000 film), American comedy film starring
Linda Larkin
Linda Larkin (born March 20, 1970) is an American voice actress, best known for her role as the speaking voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney's 1992 animated feature film ''Aladdin''.
Career
Larkin began her career in 1990, with the film '' Zap ...
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''Custody'' (2007 film), American Lifetime TV film starring Rob Morrow
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''Custody'' (2016 film), American courtroom drama film
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''Custody'' (2017 film), French film
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''Custody'' (2023 film), Indian action thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu
Television
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"Custody" (''Flashpoint''), a 2009 episode of ''Flashpoint''
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"Custody" (''Law & Order''), an episode of ''Law & Order''
See also
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In Custody (disambiguation)
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Custodian (disambiguation)
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