(1)监护；监管；保管
对人或物进行直接的、亲自的照管与控制。就对物的直接控制而言，它不是所有权，不是对物的最终和绝对控制，因此，纯粹将某物交与他人保管并不剥夺权利人的所有权。
(→custody of children)

(2)羁押；拘留；拘禁；监禁；监视
广义上是指对自由的限制，而不仅仅是指某人实际关押在监狱里。因缓刑、假释或取保、个人具结悔过获得释放的人都处于「被监禁」状态〔in custody〕，因此都有权按人身保护程序申请人身保护令状〔writ of habeas corpus〕。

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