Hyphenation of CUSTODY

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word CUSTODY? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

CUS-TODY

Definitions of CUSTODY:

1.	A state of being confined (usually for a short time) His detention was politically motivated The prisoner is on hold He is in the custody of police
2.	Holding by the police The suspect is in custody
3.	(with `in') guardianship over In divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child My fate is in your hands Too much power in the president's hands Your guests are now in my custody The mother was awarded custody of the children

Synonyms of CUSTODY:

noun	detention, hold, confinement
noun	imprisonment, internment
noun	hands, guardianship, keeping, safekeeping

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The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.