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noncustodial

/ˌnɑnkəˈstoʊdiəl/ /ˌnɑnkʌˈstoʊdiəl/

Meanings
adjective
(of a parent) Not having custody of a child.

Examples :

"The noncustodial parent has visitation rights every other weekend. "
family law

Related Words

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custody noun

/ˈkʌstədiː/

The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.

"The court awarded custody of the children to their mother. "

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sentence noun

[ˈsɛntn̩t͡s]

The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.

"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

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instead adverb

/ɪnˈstɛd/

In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.

"I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead."

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received verb

/ɹɪˈsiːvd/

To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.

"She received many presents for her birthday."

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because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

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community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

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weekend noun

/wiːˈkɛnd/ /ˈwiˌkɛnd/

The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

"The weekend is a good time for families to spend time together. "

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involve verb

/ɪnˈvɒlv/ /ɪnˈvɑlv/

To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine.

"The gardener carefully involved the long hose around the metal post. "

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offense noun

/əˈfɛns/

The act of offending:

"His rude comments were a clear offense to his colleagues. "

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visitation noun

/ˌvɪzɪˈteɪʃən/ /ˌvɪzəˈteɪʃən/

The act of visiting, or an instance of being visited.

"The hospital allows one hour of visitation per patient each day. "

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service noun

/ˈsɜːvɪs/ /ˈsɝvɪs/

An act of being of assistance to someone.

"I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career."

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parent noun

/ˈpɛəɹənt/ /ˈpeəɹənt/

One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.

"My parents are proud of my good grades in school. "