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custodial

[kuh-stoh-dee-uhl] / kʌˈstoʊ di əl /


ADJECTIVE
tutelary/tutelar
Synonyms


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People often overestimate how much Medicare covers those specific needs, such as a nursing home stay or custodial care.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

But some prisoners who are not excluded could be freed after serving a third of their total custodial sentence rather than after 40% or 50% of their term.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

In the email to Lees, seen by the BBC, the officer writes the two prisoners can have their custodial terms reduced as they are serving a standard determinate sentence.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Around the same time, his sister opened a custodial brokerage account for him at Charles Schwab.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

He moved from a custodial job to one in a factory as a machinist.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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