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What is a guardian?

What is a guardian? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
  2. (law) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
  3. (law) A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
  4. A superior in a Franciscan monastery.
  5. (video game) A major or final enemy; boss.
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In the case of an anorexic patient, the guardian would approve resuscitation and psychiatric interventions.
This brochure answers commonly asked questions about the guardian ad litem's role in the divorce process.
It was a success that encouraged him to think of himself as the guardian of Reaganism.
Apparently a part of the new highway would violate the home of a taniwha, a water-dwelling spirit guardian.
In this document property was transferred to the wife of the deceased, and a guardian was named for children who were minors.
It took Rhea almost an hour to finally locate this long-lost friend and guardian, and she restrained herself from running into the room.

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