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sole custody

sole custody noun: an arrangement whereby only one parent has physical and legal custody of a child while the other parent has visitation rights.

Noun

sole custody (uncountable)

  1. An arrangement whereby only one parent has physical and legal custody of a child while the other parent has visitation rights.

Questions about sole custody

What does sole custody mean?
Sole custody means an arrangement whereby only one parent has physical and legal custody of a child while the other parent has visitation rights.
What part of speech is sole custody?
Sole custody is a noun.

Words near sole custody in the dictionary

  1. sole
  2. sole chamber
  3. sole chambers
  4. sole corporation
  5. sole corporations
  6. sole custody
  7. sole house
  8. sole houses
  9. sole mark
  10. sole marks
  11. sole proprietor

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