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noun 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 their own behalf.
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Also called prochein ami.
Compare guardian ad litem.
Origin of next friend
before 900; Middle English; Old English
Words nearby next friend
New Zealand spinach, Nexø, next, next-door, next door to, next friend, next of kin, next to, nexus, Ney, Neyagawa
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next friend
noun
law (formerly) a person acting on behalf of an infant or other person under legal disabilityOfficial name: litigation friend
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