non-custodialadjective
/ˌnɒn.kʌsˈtəʊ.di.əl//ˌnɑːn.kʌsˈtoʊ.di.əl/specializednon-custodial adjective (PUNISHMENT)
(of a punishment) that does not involve a person being sent to prison:
As an alternative to prison the judge may choose to give a non-custodial sentence.
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Punishing & punishments
- bar
- be brought/called to account idiom
- boot
- bring
- bum rap
- carrot
- chastise
- clobber
- crucify
- heads will roll! idiom
- kick
- kick (some) ass idiom
- parking ticket
- penal
- penalize
- string
- strip
- throw
- throw the book at sb idiom
- wheel clamp
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non-custodial adjective (PARENT)
not having custody of a child (= the legal right to care for him or her):
A non-custodial parent often has very limited access to his or her children.
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Parenting & caring for children
- adopt
- adopted
- adoption
- adoptive
- attachment parenting
- bring sb up
- child-rearing
- childless
- childminder
- counsellor
- custodial
- nursemaid
- nursery nurse
- nurture
- one-parent family
- open adoption
- pediatrician
- upbringing
- visitation
- wean
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Opposite
custodial