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Legal Guardians

A legal concept for individuals who are designated to act on behalf of persons who are considered incapable of acting in their own behalf, e.g., minors and persons found to be not mentally competent.

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Abstract

A legal concept for individuals who are designated to act on behalf of persons who are considered incapable of acting in their own behalf, e.g., minors and persons found to be not mentally competent.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Guardian, Legal
  • Guardians, Legal
  • Legal Guardian

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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specify state or country if pertinent

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  1. M01w.380w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Legal Guardians. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007872. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007872
  2. Legal Guardians. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_guardian
  3. Legal Guardians. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157509