custody
Related to custody: Child custody
in (someone's or something's) custody
Detained by someone or something; in legal custody of someone or something. Of course I'm panicking, I just got a phone call that said my son is in police custody! Mr. Foster, you have been found guilty by a unanimous jury. I place you in the state's custody to await sentencing.
See also: custody
in (the) custody of (someone or something)
Detained by someone or something; in legal custody of someone or something. Of course I'm panicking, I just got a phone call that said my son is currently in the custody of the police! Mr. Foster, you have been found guilty by a unanimous jury. I place you in custody of the state to await sentencing.
See also: custody, of
remand (one) into the custody of (someone)
To order that one be placed in or returned to legal custody by some law enforcement official. Given the evidence suggesting a flight risk, the judge remanded the suspect into the custody of the sheriff to await trial. Mr. Foster, you have been found guilty by a unanimous jury. I am remanding you into the custody of the Office of the United States Marshal to await sentencing.
See also: custody, of, remand
remand (one) to the custody of (someone)
To order that one be placed in or returned to legal custody by some law enforcement official. Given the evidence suggesting a flight risk, the judge remanded the suspect to the custody of the sheriff to await trial. Mr. Foster, you have been found guilty by a unanimous jury. I am remanding you to the custody of the Office of the United States Marshals to await sentencing.
See also: custody, of, remand
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
in custody (of someone or something)
and in someone's or something's custodybeing kept guarded by legal authorities. The suspect was in the sheriff's custody awaiting a trial. The prisoner is in the custody of the state. The police have two suspects in custody.
See also: custody
remand someone (in)to the custody of someone
and remand someone over to someoneto order someone placed into the custody of someone. The court remanded the prisoner into the custody of the sheriff. The judge remanded Mary to the custody of the sheriff. The judge remanded Gerald over to his father.
See also: custody, of, remand
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- be/have done with somebody/something
- bird has flown, the
- be in line with (someone or something)
- better of
- (someone or something) promises well
- begin with
- begin with (someone or something)
- beware of
- beware of (someone or something)
- be rough on (someone or something)