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A person who represents another person who is under disability or otherwise unable to…A person who represents another person who is under disability or otherwise unable to maintain a suit on their own behalf, and who does not have a legal guardian.
» She was next to a friend when I saw her.
Nylez · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA person who represents another person who is under disability or otherwise unable to maintain a suit on their own behalf, and who does not have a legal guardian.
(law) a person who acts on behalf of an infant or disabled person
Examples
3 sentencesShe was next to a friend when I saw her.
Sit next to your friend.
ruСядь рядом со своим другом. — marafon
Ziri sat down next to his friends.
Forms
plural: next friends| Singular | next friend |
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