custody

détention, garde à vue

Situation d’une personne retenue par la police ou en prison, souvent en attendant son procès.

En anglais simple : The state of being held by police or in prison, often while waiting for trial.

• The suspect is in custody.
• Police took him into custody last night.
• She was released from custody before the trial.

Comment l'utiliser : in custody (The two suspects remain in custody.); take someone into custody (Officers took the driver into custody.); release someone from custody (She was released from custody this morning.)

Synonymes : detention

Expressions courantes : in custody, police custody

garde

Droit et responsabilité prévus par la loi de prendre soin de quelqu’un, surtout d’un enfant.

En anglais simple : The legal right and responsibility to care for someone, especially a child.

• She has custody of the children.
• The parents agreed to share custody.
• The court awarded him full custody of his son.

Comment l'utiliser : custody of someone (He has custody of his daughter.); award/grant someone custody (The judge granted both parents joint custody.)

Synonymes : guardianship

Expressions courantes : custody of someone, joint custody

garde

Responsabilité temporaire de conserver les biens d’une autre personne en sécurité.

En anglais simple : Temporary responsibility for keeping someone else’s belongings safe.

• The documents are in her custody.
• He left his valuables in the bank’s custody.
• They took custody of the paintings for a week.

Comment l'utiliser : in someone’s custody (The jewels remained in the museum’s custody.); take custody of something (The bank took custody of the documents.)

Synonymes : safekeeping, care

Expressions courantes : custody of something, in someone’s custody

custodie

Territoire de communautés religieuses franciscaines dirigé par un responsable appelé custos.

En anglais simple : An area of Franciscan religious communities managed by a leader called a custos.

• The friars belong to a small custody.
• This custody includes several monasteries.
• He was appointed to lead the custody.

Expressions courantes : Franciscan custody, custody of something