释义
[ kuh-stoh -dee-uh l ] SHOW IPA
/ kʌˈstoʊ di əl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective of or relating to custody.
of, relating to, or appropriate to a custodian: a building superintendent's custodial duties.
responsible for or providing protective supervision and guardianship rather than seeking to improve or cure: Overcrowding forces many mental hospitals to provide only custodial care.
noun a container or receptacle for something sacred, as the Host.
Origin of custodial 1765–75; <Latin custōdi (a ) custody + -al1
OTHER WORDS FROM custodial cus·to·di·al·ism, noun non·cus·to·di·al, adjective Words nearby custodial custard-pie, custard powder, Custer, Custer's last stand, custodes, custodial , custodian, custodianship, custody, custom, customable
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Example sentences from the Web for custodial Step by step, the penal and custodial apparatus of the United States has become larger, more belligerent, and more brazen.
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North Dakota requires two-parent notification and custodial parent consent for minors, as well as a 24-hour waiting period.
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This prophylactic rule requires suppression of any custodial statement made before the warnings are given.
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The increase and classification of the custodial population here contemplated is a problem for administrative charity.
Then took the custodial ; and showed the patient the Corpus Domini within.
The Cloister and the Hearth | Charles Reade
While I'm out there, get word to all custodial and operating personnel that they will be permitted to leave tonight.
Criminal Negligence | Jesse Francis McComas
Other measures recommended were the custodial care of the feeble-minded, and State control of the use of alcohol.
Women's Wild Oats | C. Gasquoine Hartley
A certain sum would also be received from the families of some of the inmates of the training schools and custodial institutions.
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