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custody meaning in Pashto

نګاه nigāh

/ˈkʌstədiː/

custody in Pashto: نګاه (nigāh). In English, custody means the legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.

Pashto words for custody

custody, care
نګاه nigāh

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.

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Questions about custody in Pashto

What is the meaning of custody in Pashto?
Custody in Pashto is نګاه (nigāh).
custody په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
Custody: نګاه (nigāh).
What does custody mean in English?
Custody means the legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.

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Pashto words from Wiktionary's Pashto entries whose English meaning is “custody”: نګاه. 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 Pashto words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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