Word.ws English Dictionary

custody meaning in Malayalam

ബന്തവസ് bantavasŭ

/ˈkʌstədiː/

custody in Malayalam: ബന്തവസ് (bantavasŭ). In English, custody means the legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.

Malayalam words for custody

custody
ബന്തവസ് bantavasŭ

English meaning of custody

  1. noun The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
  2. noun Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
  3. noun The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
  4. noun An area under the jurisdiction of a custos within the Order of Friars Minor.

Full definition of custody

custody in a sentence

  • The court awarded custody to the child's father.
  • The mother gained custody of the children.
  • I couldn't pay the bill and now my passport is in custody of the hotel management.

custody in other languages

Questions about custody in Malayalam

What is the meaning of custody in Malayalam?
Custody in Malayalam is ബന്തവസ് (bantavasŭ).
custody എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Custody: ബന്തവസ് (bantavasŭ).
What does custody mean in English?
Custody means the legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.

Source and license

Malayalam words from Wiktionary's Malayalam entries whose English meaning is “custody”: ബന്തവസ്. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: custody (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-custody.wav.

Cite this page: “custody meaning in Malayalam.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/malayalam/custody. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.