Online dictionaryOnline dictionary
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Legal guardian   /lˈigəl gˈɑrdiən/   Listen
Legal guardian

noun
1.
A person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit.  Synonym: trustee.






WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |
Add this dictionary
to your browser search bar





"Legal guardian" Quotes from Famous Books



... "my ward feels a little curiosity about his elder brother—only natural, is it not?—and I, as his legal guardian, naturally share that curiosity." ...
— Roger Ingleton, Minor • Talbot Baines Reed

... all right," said Mr. Bobbsey, slowly. "He is your legal guardian, Bob. You had better go with him, and do as he says. But if he treats you cruelly let me know. I am going to the Bolton County Fair, and when I get there I'll keep my eye ...
— The Bobbsey Twins at the County Fair • Laura Lee Hope

... madame," said the sheriff; "we shall make you legal guardian of the property. The law gives you forty sous a day, and that's not ...
— The Brotherhood of Consolation • Honore de Balzac

... in either a detention facility or an alternative to such a facility; and (2) the term "unaccompanied alien child'' means a child who— (A) has no lawful immigration status in the United States; (B) has not attained 18 years of age; and (C) with respect to whom— (i) there is no parent or legal guardian in the United States; or (ii) no parent or legal guardian in the United States is available to provide ...
— Homeland Security Act of 2002 - Updated Through October 14, 2008 • Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives



Words linked to "Legal guardian" :   fiduciary, law, jurisprudence



Copyright © 2024 Dictionary One.com