Full Definition of CONTINENTAL SHELF. : a shallow submarine plain of varying width forming a border to a continent and typically ending in a comparatively steep slope to the deep ocean floor. See continental shelf defined for English-language learners.See continental shelf defined for kids.ADVERTISEMENT. a shallow submarine plain of varying width forming a border to a continent and typically ending in a comparatively steep slope to the deep ocean floor. See continental shelf defined for English-language learners. See continental shelf defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
Legal custody means the legal right and responsibility to raise a minor child and to make decisions on her or his behalf. Joint, split, and shared legal custody require both parentsâ approval for all major decisions.
1. keeping; guardianship; care. 2. the keeping or charge of officers of the law: in the custody of the police. 3. imprisonment; legal restraint: He was taken into custody. 4. (esp. in a divorce) the right of determining the residence, care, schooling, etc., of a child or children.