legal guardian
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈliːɡəl ˈɡɑːrdiən/
- Formal
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tutor legal
- Before attending the trip, students must have a signed form from their legal guardian.
- parents or legal guardians
- legal guardians of children
And we were brought out there and they gave, they assigned us a legal guardian who was.
- And we were brought out there and they gave, they assigned us a legal guardian who was.
- A guardian's got to be employed, a legal guardian beyond just physical, physical care of the minor.
Examples
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A parent or legal guardian of each child was asked to sign a consent form prior to the study.
Academic text (2014) -
So Paulie's my legal guardian, the closest thing I've got to family.
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- He made me legal guardian of his kids.
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I am their legal guardian.
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I'm his mother, his legal guardian.
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Are your parents or legal guardians home?
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Written consent to participate in this work was obtained from a parent or legal guardian.
Academic text (2013) -
Welty was her uncle and her legal guardian, after her mother died.
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Most of the time, these will be parents or legal guardians, but they can also include close friends or other relatives.
Academic text (2010) -
Are you the legal guardian of John Connor?
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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2.8
A person who looks after and protects someone or their things
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8.1
A person a court names to manage another person's money and personal decisions
How Responsible
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person or institution appointed to care for and manage another under the law' is directly derivable from combining 'legal' (pertaining to law) with 'guardian' (protector/overseer). This adjective+noun composition is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Legal guardian combines legal (something 'by law') and guardian (a person who watches over and protects someone). Imagine a person chosen by a court to protect a child and make decisions 'to care for' their life and money, so the phrase means someone officially picked to look after and manage another person.