Meanings
nounchain of custody (plural chains of custody)
plural chains of custody
- chemistryThe documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials.
Synonyms: provenance
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials.
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Translations
Arabic سلسلة الحيازة
- سلسلة الحيازةthe documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
Chinese Mandarin 監管鏈 /监管链, 保管鏈 /保管链
- 監管鏈 /监管链 (jiānguǎnliàn)the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
- 保管鏈 /保管链 (bǎoguǎnliàn)the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
- 監護鏈 /监护链 (jiānhùliàn)the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
- 證據鏈 /证据链 (zhèngjùliàn)the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
Finnish alkuperäketju
- alkuperäketjuthe documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
German Beweismittelkette
- Beweismittelkettethe documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
Hindi हिरासत मे लेने की कड़ी
- हिरासत मे लेने की कड़ी (hirāsat me lene kī kaṛī)the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
Hungarian felügyeleti lánc
- felügyeleti láncthe documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
Italian catena di custodia
- catena di custodiathe documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
Japanese 証拠保全
- 証拠保全the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
Korean 관리 연속성
- 관리 연속성 (gwalli yeonsokseong)the documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
Polish kontrola pochodzenia produktu
- kontrola pochodzenia produktuthe documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
Portuguese cadeia de custódia
- cadeia de custódiathe documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
Spanish cadena de custodia
- cadena de custodiathe documentation showing the full process of acquisition, transfer, handling and disposition of physical or electronic materials
Cite this entry
APA
chain of custody. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20of%20custody
MLA
“chain of custody.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20of%20custody. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chain of custody,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20of%20custody.
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