guardianship

CEFRB2

/ɡˈɑrdiənʃɪp/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Legal responsibility for caring for another person.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity.

Examples

  • The celebrity was still incompetent and needed guardianship.

  • Forbidden to you are your mothers and your daughters and your sisters and your paternal aunts and your maternal aunts and brothers' daughters and sisters' daughters and your mothers that have suckled you and your foster-sisters and mothers of your wives and y...

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • An application for guardianship must be founded on two medical recommendations, the procedure being similar to an application for admission for treatment.

Synonyms

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Question 1 · Quick check

The blank of the children by their aunt was approved by the court.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From guardian + -ship.