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legal guardian

NOUN

person entrusted with someone or something

Synonyms

WEAK

guardian keeper trustee

Example Sentences

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Lucas has a legal guardian in Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas, program director for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s Culpeper Arts & Culture program.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Unaccompanied children are those in the country without a parent or legal guardian.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

My parents both worked, so my sister had to be my legal guardian in New Orleans as I shot the film on location in Louisiana with a major cast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

Imagine being in your early 20s, barely figuring out your own budget and suddenly becoming the legal guardian of an 8-year-old.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2025

I am anxious, of course, about finding a legal guardian.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan