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wardship
noun[ C ]
law specializeduk /ˈwɔːd.ʃɪp/ us /ˈwɔːrd.ʃɪp/
a situation in which a person, usually a child, is legally put under the care of a court or a guardian(= a person who has the legal right and responsibility of taking care of someone who cannot take care of himself or herself):
The teenager became a ward of the court, but the wardship expired on his 18th birthday.
The wardship proceedings, which are still ongoing, will determine who will have custody of the child.
The woman had a degenerative brain condition and was placed into wardship because no family member stepped forward as her caretaker.
Under what circumstances would the children be released from wardship?
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