Custody and Release

Opposite meaning words

Custody noun - Responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something.

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Release is an antonym for custody in confinement topic.

Nearby Words: custodian, custodial

Release noun - A freeing from an obligation or responsibility.

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Custody is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

physical	physical custody	physical release
full	full custody	full release
complete	complete custody	complete release
future	future custody	future release
Other adjectives: legal, partial.

Ultimately a full thirteen of these people (including Marshalls Kesselring and Manstein, who had been in British custody) were convicted of War Crimes and served up to five years in jail before their early release for reasons of 'good behaviour' and poor health.

Source: Useful Notes / The Laws and Customs of War
Double-subverted in that burning the flowers makes them release their dandelion-like seeds, and that G-3, who had been wearing an experimental protection suit, had survived, attracted Galactor's attention, and was in their custody.

Source: Friend or Idol Decision
Media Scrum Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: The news media turn public opinion against the government over their (certainly quite bad) treatment of the seventeen victims, forcing them to release them into the custody of their families.

Source: Literature / Rewind (Terry England)

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