custodial

English

Etymology

custody +‎ -al; confer French custodial.

Adjective

custodial (comparative more custodial, superlative most custodial)

Providing protection, care, supervision or guarding
Of, pertaining to or providing custody, especially of a child
Providing punishment by incarceration

Derived terms

Derived terms

custodial account
custodial area
custodial care
custodial interrogation

custodial parent
custodial rape
custodial sentence
custodial symmetry

Related terms

Further reading

custodial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
custodial in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
custodial at OneLook Dictionary Search

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