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Meanings of legal guardian in English

Russian
опекунша
Portuguese
curador
Spanish
curadora
Catalan
curador

Person who has the legal authority to care for the personal and property interests of another person.

Related terms
опекунша
Portuguese
curador

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

curador
Synonyms
Examples for "trustee"
Examples for "trustee"
1
The trustee had until October to substantiate his case, the judge said.
The Irish Times
2
Giving the trustee power to reach comprehensive settlements ensures finality, he said.
Reuters
3
A Warner spokeswoman said his investments were managed by an independent trustee.
Reuters
4
The trustee said it remains unclear when they might receive any more.
Reuters
5
All she said was that you were her trustee, whatever that means.
A Town like Alice
Usage of legal guardian in English
1
Even then, it is best that legal guardian stand at the Initiation.
A Wiccan Bible
2
He was her legal guardian and he would listen to no pleadings.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908
3
I am but a make-shift father to you, not a legal guardian.
The Flight of the Shadow
4
After all, who'd pick an alleged murderer to be someone's legal guardian?
Lone Wolf
5
On 13 December, the grandfather and legal guardian, Marius Olivier reported them missing.
The South African
6
You didn't say you were their legal guardian or their mouthpiece.
Body work
7
The husband exerts it simply as being the wife's legal guardian.
Women and the Alphabet: A Series of Essays
8
As for her legal guardian, she has nothing to hope from his humanity.
True Riches; Or, Wealth Without Wings
9
Jean-Claude is my legal guardian, and he enjoys going to the parent stuff.
Kiss The Dead
10
The husband becomes the child's parent and legal guardian, jointly with the mother.
The Irish Times
11
Like your new legal guardian, I am very busy myself.
The Bad Beginning
12
He was her legal guardian, the head of her race.
The Eagle of the Empire: A Story of Waterloo
13
While she was my legal guardian she worked as a film editor at Columbia.
Marilyn Monroe and the Camera
14
You are here in defiance of Miss Blanchflower's legal guardian.
Delia Blanchflower
15
As her legal guardian, he was empowered to do so.
Empire of the Summer Moon
16
If the mother dies, for instance, her father will be the child's legal guardian.
The Woman Thou Gavest Me; Being the Story of Mary O'Neill
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Translations for legal guardian
Portuguese
curador
Catalan
curador
Legal guardian through the time
Legal guardian across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common