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custodial Definition and Meaning in English (custodial definition)

adjective
Synonyms:protectivesupervisoryguardian
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Custodial definition: Pertaining to the act of having care or guardianship of something or someone.

Definitions of Custodial

  1. 1adjective

    Pertaining to the act of having care or guardianship of something or someone.

  2. 2adjective

    Involving or relating to the holding of a person in legal custody, often in a prison or institution.

Example Sentences

formal

“The court granted the mother full custodial rights over the children.”

formal

“He was given a custodial sentence for the crime.”

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Inflected Word Forms

nouncustody
agent nouncustodian
adverbcustodially

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Custodial definition: Pertaining to the act of having care or guardianship of something or someone.
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