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n

An individual designated by law to care for anotherÂ’s person and property because of the formerÂ’s incompetence to make his or her own decisions.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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