custody學測 L5KK [ˈkʌstədi]/ˈkʌstədi/
監護權·保管權·拘留;羈押
中高級英檢常考的法律詞彙
After the parents split up, they shared custody of their daughter and took turns each week.

父母分開後,兩人共同擁有女兒的監護權,每週輪流照顧她。

新聞裡的 in custody,指人已被警方拘留看管,但還沒被法院定罪。

一個畫面:捧在手心看管

牽手照顧父母牽著孩子的手,負責照顧與決定
代為保管受託幫忙管理他人的財產
留置看管警方或監獄把人留下來看管

義項

親權監護C1noun監護權
The judge decided that the mother would have custody of the two children.
法官裁定,由媽媽取得兩個孩子的監護權。
child custodyjoint custody
代管財產C1noun保管權
When the old man got sick, his son was given custody of his money.
老先生生病後,兒子獲得了保管他錢財的權利。
have custodycustody of assets
收押拘留C2noun拘留;羈押
The police took the man into custody at the airport.
警方在機場將這名男子逮捕拘留。
in custodytaken into custody

片語

joint custody共同持有 →父母共同擁有監護權
sole custody獨自持有 →只有一方擁有監護權
in custody被拘留中 →人被警方看管中
take into custody收押看管 →把人逮捕並拘留

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custody 是權利本身,而負責看管的人稱作什麼?(填英文單字)

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custodian

custody 指監護權本身,custodian 指看管的人。

'The police took the man into custody at the airport.' 這裡的 custody 最接近下列何義?(A) 監護孩子 (B) 代管財產 (C) 被警方拘留

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(C)

此句描述嫌犯被警方逮捕看管,對應「拘留;羈押」義項。

字族

custodian 管理員;監護人

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