guardianship
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guard·i·an
(gär′dē-ən)n.
1. One that guards, watches over, or protects.
2. Law
a. One who is legally responsible for the care and management of the person or property of an incompetent or minor.
b. See guardian ad litem.
3. A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
[Middle English gardein, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French gardien, from alteration of gardenc, from garder, to guard; see guard.]
guard′i·an·ship′ n.
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guard•i•an•ship
(ˈgɑr di ənˌʃɪp)n.
1. the position and responsibilities of a guardian, esp. toward a ward.
2. care; responsibility; charge: a museum that is under the guardianship of trustees.
[1545–55]
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Noun | 1. | guardianship - attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" protection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection" due care, ordinary care, reasonable care - the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty foster care - supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home great care - more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons; "the pilot exercised great care in landing" providence - the guardianship and control exercised by a deity; "divine providence" slight care - such care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise |
2. | guardianship - the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping" hands, custody - (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children" duty, obligation, responsibility - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr |
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guardianship
nounThe function of watching, guarding, or overseeing:
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Translations
وِصايَه، حِراسَه
ochranaporučnictví
formynderskabværgemål
umsjón; staîa forráîamanns
koruyuculukvasilik
guardianship
[ˈgɑːdɪənʃɪp] N → tutela f, custodia fshe was placed under her mother's guardianship → quedó sometida a la tutela de su madre
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guardianship
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guardian
(ˈgaːdiən) noun1. a person who has the legal right to take care of a child (usually an orphan). He became the child's guardian when her parents died.
2. a person who looks after something. the guardian of the castle.
ˈguardianship noun the state or duty of being a guardian.
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