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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
(law) a person who acts on behalf of an infant or disabled person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: agent
History
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