Custody
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
The detainer of a person by Custody has been held to mean nothing less than actual imprisonment; Smith v. Com., 59 Pa. 320; Holland v. Com., S2 Pa. 306, 22 Am. Rep. 758. See Custodia Legis. As to custody of children, see Parent and Child; Infant; Divorce.