English-Spanish translations for custody

• custodia
  La última vez que lo vieron vivo estaba bajo custodia policial. The last time they saw him alive he was in police custody.
  Además, la ley concede la custodia de los niños solo al padre y al abuelo. In addition, the law grants custody of children only to the father and grandfather.
  Señor Presidente, las cuestiones de custodia parental son delicadas. Mr President, custody questions are sensitive ones.
• patria potestad
  El concepto de patria potestad debe ser definido con precisión. The concept of custody must be clearly defined.
  Además, la ley concede la patria potestad sobre los hijos, exclusivamente a los padres y abuelos. In addition, the law gives legal custody of children exclusively to fathers and grandfathers.
  La patria potestad sobre los menores no es una cuestión unívoca cuando los padres biológicos no están en condiciones de ejercer la custodia. The custody of minors is not always a straightforward matter if the biological parents are unable to take charge themselves.
• tutela

Definition of custody

• The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children
• Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property
• The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial
• An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor

Examples

• The court awarded custody to the childs father.
• I couldnt pay the bill and now my passport is in custody of the hotel management.
• He was mistreated while in police custody.
• The Custody of the Holy Land includes the monasteries of Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem.

Related words

• subcustody
• take into custody
• put under custody
• shared custody
• joint custody
• taking into custody
• securities custody
• sole custody
• maternal custody