Nouns (4)
custody
n. holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody"
hands
n. (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"
hold, detention
n. a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"
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retention, keeping, holding
n. the act of retaining something
duty, responsibility, obligation
n. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
trusteeship, trust territory
n. a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations
oversight, supervision, supervising, superintendence
n. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, halt, stoppage
n. the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
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custody
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