custodial.
Providing protection, care, supervision or guarding.
Meaning & usage
Providing protection, care, supervision or guarding.
custodial account, custodial care
My custodial efforts have kept my daughter safe her whole life.
Of, pertaining to or providing custody, especially of a child.
custodial dispute, custodial parent, custodial guardian
I disagree with the judge's custodial decision.
Providing punishment by incarceration.
custodial sentence, custodial status
People don't usually get any custodial time for those charges.
Occurring while in custody.
custodial interrogation, custodial rape
Suspects must be treated respectfully during custodial processing.
Related to the work of a custodian.
custodial closet, custodial area
Don't neglect your custodial duties.
Where this word comes from
From custody + -al; compare French custodial.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.