legal guardian
1Legal guardian — A legal guardian is a person who has the legal authority (and the corresponding duty) to care for the personal and property interests of another person, called a ward. Usually, a person has the status of guardian because the ward is incapable of… …
2legal guardian — noun a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another s benefit • Syn: ↑trustee • Derivationally related forms: ↑trust (for: ↑trustee) • Topics: ↑law, ↑ …
3guardian — guard·ian / gär dē ən/ n: one who has or is entitled or legally appointed to the care and management of the person or property of another compare committee, conservator, curator, receiver …
4Guardian — may refer to: * Legal guardianNewspapersIn the United Kingdom* The Guardian , founded in 1821 as the Manchester Guardian and renamed in 1959 * The Guardian (1713), founded in 1713 and running only briefly * The Guardian (Anglican newspaper), an… …
5Guardian and ward — may refer to: *Legal guardian *Ward (legal) …
6Legal drinking age — Laws about the legal drinking age cover a wide range of issues and behaviours, addressing when and where alcohol can be consumed. The minimum age alcohol can be legally consumed can be different to the age when it can be purchased. These laws… …
7Legal fiction — In the common law tradition, legal fictions are suppositions of fact taken to be true by the courts of law, but which are not necessarily true. They typically are used to evade archaic rules of procedure or to extend the jurisdiction of the… …
8guardian — An individual or trust institution appointed by a court to care for a minor or an incompetent person and his or her property. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * guardian guard‧i‧an [ˈgɑːdiən ǁ ˈgɑːr ] noun [countable] LAW someone who is legally …
9guardian — noun 1 person/institution that guards/protects sth ADJECTIVE ▪ self appointed ▪ She has become the self appointed guardian of the nation s conscience. ▪ moral VERB + GUARDIAN ▪ act as …
10Legal Aid Society — The Legal Aid Society in New York City is the United States oldest and largest provider of legal services to the indigent. It operates both traditional civil and criminal law cases.Founded in 1876, the Society provides a full range of civil legal …
