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custodiado

guarded

adjective koos-toh-DYAH-doh Rare

Also means

under custody

Usage Note

Custodiado is the past participle of custodiar used as an adjective, meaning kept under guard or protection. It agrees in gender: una persona custodiada. In legal contexts it describes a prisoner or protected witness; in a broader sense it can describe a valuables vault or a protected natural area.

Examples

"El detenido está custodiado por la policía."

Natural Translation

The detainee is under police guard.

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