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custodial

[kuh-stoh-dee-uhl] / kʌˈstoʊ di əl /


ADJECTIVE
tutelary/tutelar
Synonyms


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In most cases, the ability to claim a child defaults to the person known as the custodial parent, who is the one the children live with the majority of the time.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Subscriptions and services revenue, which includes custodial fees and staking—locking up assets for a fee to verify blockchain transactions—exceeded transaction revenue for the first quarter ever.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The EA currently brings prosecutions and in the last year there have been 10 immediate custodial sentences and the shut down of over 1,000 illegal waste sites.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The phony tension derives from Diem’s custodial grandparents refusing to let Kenna meet her own child.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

It was something about knowing who the important little people were, the forgotten ones who don’t wear suits, the mail- room clerk, the secretaries, the custodial staffs.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez