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noncustodial

noncustodial

7.0
Not involving being sent to prison as part of a court sentence
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒn.kʌsˈtoʊ.di.əl/
  • Specialized
: no privativo
  • The judge decided to impose a noncustodial sentence, allowing the offender to remain at home while completing community service.

Examples

  • All these shortcomings should be resolved based upon UN Standard Minimum Rules for Noncustodial Measures (Tokyo Rules) (44) and UN Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty (Havana Rules). (45)

    Academic text (2018)

  • The new policy emphasizes noncustodial alternatives for minor offenses to reduce overcrowding in prisons.

  • After the trial, the defendant was relieved to learn that he would receive noncustodial punishment instead of jail time.

Antonyms

custodial
28 6.4

Giving care and watching people or things to keep them safe

How Custodial

custodial
28 6.4
noncustodial
  • Specialized
7.0

Surface Forms

noncustodial positive

Morphology

noncustodial = custodial (transparent) = non + custodial

Built by adding the productive negative prefix 'non-' to 'custodial', yielding 'not involving custody or confinement'.

Etymology

Noncustodial comes from non- 'not' and custody 'care or keeping', the same root as custodian. So a noncustodial sentence means the person is not 'kept' in custody and does not go to prison.