˜yĐÄvlog

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next friend

noun

Law.
  1. 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 their own behalf.


next friend

noun

  1. law (formerly) a person acting on behalf of an infant or other person under legal disability Official namelitigation friend
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of next friend1

before 900; Middle English; Old English
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Example Sentences

The suit was filed by Jenkins as the “next friend” of Isabella Miller.

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“Each friend should teach the next friend how to download a podcast.”

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But Smith wanted to go further and say that PETA’s lack of next friend status should automatically throw the lawsuit out of court.

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The case names environmentalists as “next friends” of the ecosystem.

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Why not invite your next friend who reaches out to walk along Alki or Seward Park instead?

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