Medical Definition of Human immunodeficiency virus. Human immunodeficiency virus: HIV, the cause of AIDS. HIV has also previously been called the human lymphotropic virus type III, the lymphadenopathy-associated virus and the lymphadenopathy virus. No matter what name is applied, it is a retrovirus. (A retrovirus has an RNA genome and a reverse transcriptase enzyme.
Definition of custody for English Language Learners. 1  law : the legal right to take care of a child (such as a child whose parents are divorced) : 2  the state of being kept in a prison or jail. : 3  the act of protecting or taking care of something.
Custody and Parenting Time (Visitation) Orders. Find out how to ask for a custody and/or parenting time (visitaton) order, respond to a request, or change an existing order. You will also learn about the law in custody and visitation cases and get information on enforcing an existing order. Custody Mediation. Mediation, or child custody recommending counseling in many courts, is mandatory in all custody and parenting time cases before you go in front of a judge to decide.