custodial
adjective
cus·to·di·al
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Definition of custodial
1a
: relating to guardianship
b
: relating to, providing, or being protective care or services for basic needs
nursing and custodial care
2
: having sole or primary custody of a child
the custodial parent
Examples of custodial in a Sentence
Her mother is the custodial parent.
Recent Examples on the Web
Later in the fall, a full-time spot became available on the custodial staff at Williamson. — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, "No publicity stunt: Williamson’s new female football coach has respect of staff, players, city," 13 Aug. 2019 Childless adults who can’t or don’t find work would still be out of luck; even some adults with children would be excluded, as eligibility for the credit would be based on claiming a child as a dependent, which some non-custodial parents cannot do. — Dylan Matthews, Vox, "Parenting can be a full-time job. Activists want the tax code to treat it that way.," 15 July 2019 The judge then implemented a shared custodial arrangement in which Dulos and Farber Dulos would have the children on alternate weekends through the summer. — Dave Altimari, courant.com, "‘I’m not Charles Manson:’ Court transcripts show escalating tension and anger in two-year Dulos divorce," 7 July 2019 In addition, the district will add a science coordinator, a career and technical education coordinator, an elementary resource teacher, a secondary special education instructional aide, three custodial positions and a mechanic supervisor. — Elliott Lapin, Houston Chronicle, "House Bill 3 allows Crosby ISD to increase teacher pay, restore budgets after crisis," 27 June 2019 The 3,600 arrests by the Detroit field office includes both community arrests and custodial arrests, which involve ICE receiving those who may have been arrested first by local law enforcement. — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan has 2nd highest rate of ICE arrests of immigrants," 26 June 2019 In addition, Universal is adding other positions that include full-time, part-time and seasonal, varying between departments such as attractions, food services, culinary, custodial, entrance operations and security. — Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com, "Universal is hiring 2,000 jobs for Halloween Horror Nights, other positions," 25 June 2019 Cleanup was done by the school district's custodial staff, Johnson said. — Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A vandal caused at least $3,000 of damage to Muskego Elementary School, police say," 26 June 2019 Taft is one of three District 151 schools where the former ABMS workers performed custodial work and where some of them send their own children, organizers said. — Zak Koeske, Daily Southtown, "Ex-school custodians file class action lawsuit against south suburban employer alleging wage theft," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'custodial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for custodial
custodial
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of custodial
law
: having the responsibility for taking care of a child : having custody of a child
US
: relating to the care of a building, equipment, or land
British, law
: involving punishment that requires a criminal to spend time in a prison
See the full definition for custodial in the English Language Learners Dictionary
custodial
adjective
cus·to·di·al
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Medical Definition of custodial
1
: relating to, providing, or being protective care or services for basic needs
nursing and custodial care
2
: having sole or primary custody of a child
the custodial parent
custodial
adjective
cus·to·di·al
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Legal Definition of custodial
1
: occurring during or in connection with custody
a custodial interrogation
2
: having sole custody or custody a greater portion of the time
a custodial parent