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Ownership vs Custody - What's the difference?

ownership | custody |

As nouns the difference between ownership and custody

is that ownership is the state of having complete legal control of the status of something while custody is the legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.

ownership

English

(wikipedia ownership)

Noun

(ownerships)
  • The state of having complete legal control of the status of something.

    • Derived terms

    * homeownership, home ownership

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    custody

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia custody) (-)
  • The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.
    • The court awarded custody to the child's father.
  • Temporary possession or care of somebody else's property.
    • I couldn't pay the bill and now my passport is in custody of the hotel management.
  • The state of being imprisoned or detained, usually pending a trial.
    • He was mistreated while in police custody .

    Derived terms

    * joint custody * maternal custody * paternal custody * protective custody * sole custody

    Related terms

    * custodial * custodian

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