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custodial

[kuh-stoh-dee-uhl] / kʌˈstoʊ di əl /


ADJECTIVE
tutelary/tutelar
Synonyms


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To be eligible, veterans must have served during wartime, be at least 65 years old, and require assistance with activities of daily living or custodial care.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

The judge said Chowdhury faced a ''very significant custodial sentence''

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Couvy said France lacked enough prosecutors and judges to handle the cases, while overcrowded prisons limited the courts’ ability to impose custodial sentences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

“A substantial custodial sentence is necessary to deter other private clients from attempting to corrupt law-enforcement officers by paying them to perform acts they could never lawfully accomplish themselves,” Assistant U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Basically everybody Mr. Sager—weak maybe, same as Sabbatini, mopping up after rich kids for too many years, pension for custodial services too good to lose.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin


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