guardian.

Definition of guardian. in English English dictionary: scion; A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis); A major or final enemy; boss
'if you tell me how to find the secret door in level three, I'll tell you how to defeat the end of level guardian'.; Someone who guards, watches over, or protects; A person legally responsible for an incompetent person; {a} defending, protecting; {n} one who has the care of another; A British daily national newspaper; A person legally entrusted with the care of, and managing the property and rights of, another person, usually a minor child; In relation to a minor, a person who has care and custody of the minor or is involved in his or her daily care In relation to a dependent adult, guardian means the person who has been appointed as the guardian of an individual under the Dependent Adults Act; an appointee of the court who cares for the property and rights of a minor or someone incapable of handling his or her own affairs; An individual legally appointed to manage the rights and/or property of a minor or person incapable of taking care of his or her affairs; a person who has been qualified and/or been appointed as a guardian of the person and/or property of a minor or adult mental incompetent; A person appointed by will or by law to assume responsibility for incompetent adults or minor children If a parent dies, this will usually be the other parent If both die, it probably will be a close relative; A person who has the legal responsibility for the care and management of the person or property of another; providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; "daycare that is educational and not just custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods"; One who has, or is entitled to, the custody of the person or property of an infant, a minor without living parents, or a person incapable of managing his own affairs; A person legally charged with the power and duty of managing the estate and affairs of a person who because of some condition cannot manage his or her affairs; an adult person appointed by a surviving parent in his or her will or by a court, who is responsible for a minor child's personal care and nurturing; One who legally has care and management of the person or estate, or both, of an incompetent person, who can not act for himself or herself, or of a minor Court appointed to protect the interest of a minor or incompetent person and to provide for their care, welfare, education, maintenance and/or support (8); the person appointed in a will or by the court to have custody of a minor or an incapacitated person; One who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation from injury; a warden; The person who has the legal duty to care for and maintain the person and/or property of an unmarried minor child; Is a person appointed by the court to protect the rights and manage the affairs of an incapacitated person or minor [Top of Page]; A person appointed by the court to care for the property and rights of a minor or someone incapable of handling his or her own affairs; {i} guard; protector; overseer; keeper, custodian; Performing, or appropriate to, the office of a protector; as, a guardian care; A superior in a Franciscan monastery; A guardian is someone who has been legally appointed to look after the affairs of another person, for example a child or someone who is mentally ill; A person appointed by a court to manage the person and/or property of one who is legally incompetent to handle his/her own affairs; An individual or institution named by a court to manage the property of a person who is adjudged incapable of handling his or her own affairs; An individual or a trust institution appointed by a court to care for the property or the person (or both) of a minor or an incompetent person When the guardian's duties are limited to the property, he is known as a guardian of the property; when they are limited to the person, he is known as a guardian of the person; when they apply both to property and to the person, he is known merely as a guardian In some states the term committee, conservator, curator, or tutor is used to designate one who performs substantially the same duties as those of a guardian; A person appointed by a judge to look after the interests and to manage the affairs of a minor or a person who is unable to manage them him/her self; The guardian of something is someone who defends and protects it. The National Party is lifting its profile as socially conservative guardian of traditional values. a serious British daily newspaper that has left wing opinions. In law, one who has, or is legally appointed to, the care and management of another, usually a minor. A natural guardian is a guardian by natural relationship (usually the father or mother). A guardian may be appointed by the court when it decides that a child needs one (usually when the parents have died or disappeared); a person who cares for persons or property; An individual or institution named by a court to manage the property of a person who is incapable of handling his or her own affairs; A person lawfully invested with the power, and charged with the duty, of taking care of the person and managing the property and rights of another person, who, for defect of age, understanding, or self-control, is considered incapable of administering his own affairs One who legally has responsibility for the care and management of the person, or the estate, or both, of a child during its minority; An individual who, by legal appointment or by the effect of a written law, is given custodyof both the property and the person of one who is unable to manage their own affairs, such as a child or mentally-disabled person; An individual appointed by a probate court to manage the legal, financial and day-to-day affairs of a legally-incompetent person (i e , a minor or an individual suffering from a mental or physical disability) The guardian may also have personal custody of that individual, as authorized by statutory provisions Compare conservator; A court-appointed person charged with caring for the estate and/or person of another living person (the ward) Sometimes there are two guardians appointed: one to care for the estate (property of ward, both real and personal) and one to care for the person This is most common when a financial institution is handling the money, but is not equipped to handle matters of personal care Reasons for appointing a guardian in Wisconsin: proposed ward is a minor (less than age 18), a spendthrift, or an incompetent (mentally, not physically) Contrast with Guardian ad Litem: A person appointed by the court (judge) during litigation (court case) to represent the interests of a minor or an incompetent; A person (not being a parent of the child) who is legally responsible for a child under 18; person lawfully appointed to care for the person of a minor, invalid, incompetent and their interests, such as education, property management and investments; warder