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Noun
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The protective care or guardianship of someone or something
care
charge
guardianship
supervision
protection
keeping
guidance
management
control
superintendence
ward
custodianship
safekeeping
tutelage
aegis
wardship
trust
preservation
surveillance
keep
auspices
trusteeship
responsibility
salvation
observation
hands
possession
conservation
escrow
watch
safe keeping
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“In each of those cases, the witness had legal custody of the documents he was required to produce.”
Noun
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Imprisonment, especially prior to being tried
imprisonment
detention
incarceration
confinement
captivity
internment
durance
duress
arrest
remand
gaolingUK
jailingUS
gaolUK
jailUS
immurement
prison
restraint
impoundment
detainment
bondage
hold
porridge
thraldom
constraint
detainer
quarantine
committal
thrall
isolation
thralldom
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“The three were taken into custody in connection with alleged plans to attack the US embassy in Paris.”
Noun
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A right or claim to the ownership of something
title
possession
occupancy
holding
ownership
proprietorship
tenancy
tenure
occupation
control
possessorship
claim
use
entitlement
hold
rights
keeping
dominion
right
guardianship
deed
due
freehold
charge
piece
slice
authority
commission
dibs
licence
license
prerogative
privilege
proprietary rights
right of possession
charge of
control of
custody of
guardianship of
keeping of
proprietary rights to
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Noun
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(someone's clutches) A person's power or control, especially when regarded as inescapable
clutches
control
domination
grasp
grip
claws
command
hands
hold
mastery
power
rule
tyranny
jaws
possession
sway
keeping
evil embrace
personal power
authority
dominion
reign
reins
clutch
death grip
arm
charge
government
management
dominance
more ❯
Noun
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Something deposited or pledged as a guarantee of the fulfillment of an undertaking or loan
security
guarantee
pledge
insurance
protection
collateral
cover
safeguard
surety
backing
bond
gaugeUK
gageUS
hostage
indemnity
pawn
underwriting
asylum
bail
earnest
guaranty
warrant
contract
covenant
safety measure
assurance
warranty
indemnification
deposit
promise
more ❯
Noun
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A responsibility or duty assigned to someone
charge
responsibility
duty
obligation
mission
office
task
assignment
business
commitment
concern
engagement
job
brief
directive
onus
post
role
burden
care
commission
detail
devoir
function
imperative
incumbency
occupation
operation
service
undertaking
work
briefing
calling
committal
instruction
need
pigeon
pledge
remit
trust
station
more ❯
Noun
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The state of being a mother
motherhood
guardianship
parenthood
maternity
motherliness
mommyhood
mothership
kinship
mommyism
parentage
childcare
paternity
nurturing
upbringing
fosterage
parenting
fatherhood
fostering
fathering
rearing
mothering
child-rearing
bringing up
child raising
education
babying
childbearing
maternology
gestation
fathership
progenitorship
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