NEXT FRIEND


Meaning of NEXT FRIEND in English

Law.

a person other than a duly appointed guardian who acts on behalf of an infant or other person not fully qualified by law to act on his or her own behalf. Also called prochein ami . Cf. guardian ad litem .

[ bef. 900; ME; OE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .