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Hindu

the codifying Acts namely the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 and the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, the orthodox concept of the term 'Hindu' has

Fraud

exercising undue influence over others; such are transactions between parent and child, attorney and client, principal and agent, guardian and ward, trustee and cestui que trust, partners, etc. Others are of a mixed character, combining the ingredients

Gnome

imaginary being supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth and to be the guardian of mines quarries etc

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Derelict

Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian left and abandoned as derelict lands

warden

warden [Anglo-French wardein gardein guardian, from warder garder to guard, protect] 1 : an official charged with special supervisory duties or with the

tutor

tutor in the civil law of Louisiana : a guardian of a minor or sometimes of a person with mental retardation compare committee, conservator, curator tu·tor·ship n

parens patriae

parens patriae [Latin, parent of the country] : the state in its capacity as the legal guardian of persons not sui juris and without natural guardians, as the heir to persons without natural heirs, and

orphan

child deprived by death of one or usually both parents ;broadly : a child without a parent or guardian

idiot

allowed to marry or vote). Generally today, an adult with mental retardation who is his or her own guardian does not suffer these disabilities.

Heimdal

god of dawn and light guardian of Asgard

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