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Warden

Warden, guardian or keeper. The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports is prohibited from recommending Members of Parliament to those

Guardianship

Guardianship. The care of and responsibility for a person of non-age or infancy in regard to its person or

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Next friend

Next friend. At law, an infant having a guardian might sue by his guardian, as such, or by his next friend, though he must always have defended

of the word 'keeping' in the context connotes the idea of charge, protection, maintenance and control: further the guardian's charge and control appears to be compatible with the independence of action and movement in the minor, the

Poor laws

to be overseers by virtue of the Local Government Act, 1894. Overseers of the Poor and Boards of Guardians were abolished (overseers from 1st April, 1927, boards of guardians from 1st April, 1930, except in the Scilly

Child in need of care and protection

place or abode and without any ostensible means of subsistence, (ii) who resides with a person (whether a guardian of the child or not) and such person-(a) has threatened to kill or injure the child and there

Client

rights and duties were as follows:--The patron was the legal adviser of the client; he was the client's guardian and protector, as he was the guardian and protector of his own children; be maintained the client's suit

Infant

of the infant, and can only operate to his prejudice; as a surety-bond, or a release to his guardian. 2nd. Those which are only voidable: such as are beneficial to him, which he may affirm or avoid

Owner

a person in whose name a motor vehicle stands registered, and where such person is a minor, the guardian of such minor, and in relation to a motor vehicle which is the subject of a hire-purchase, agreement,

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