LEGAL WORD
Guardianship
Legal term · Family law
Guardianship
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Family law
1 What it means
Legal responsibility for a minor's person or property.
2 Use it in a sentence
The court decided guardianship based on the child's welfare.
3 Make it stick
Write your own sentence using Guardianship about a case or topic you are studying this week, then check it against the meaning above.
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