custodial
adjective
UK/kʌsˈtəʊ.di.əl/
US/kʌsˈtoʊ.di.əl/
Definitions of custodial adjective
care
- law
relating to the legal right to care for someone or something, especially a child
custodial care
Custodial parents play a crucial role in their children's education.
The court awarded custodial rights of the child to the mother.
Phrases of custodial adjective
- custodial sentence
a period of imprisonment that a person is required to serve.
• The man received a custodial sentence for forgery.