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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 his or her 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

Nexium, Nexø, next, next-door, next door to, next friend, next of kin, next to, nexus, Ney, Neyagawa

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In an email exchange a friend said many had repeated this same succinct review but they could never elaborate.
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In fact, according to F-35 program sources, the next software upgrades are not yet fully defined nor are they fully funded.
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The two strengthened ties over the years and now Krauss considers Epstein a “close” and “considerate” friend.
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What matters is being honest, humble, and a faithful and loyal friend, father and member of your community.
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Detectives with a fugitive task force caught up with Polanco and a friend on a Bronx street in the early afternoon.
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Some weeks after, the creditor chanced to be in Boston, and in walking up Tremont street, encountered his enterprising friend.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
In particular the Governor of Adinskoy offered us a guard of fifty men to the next station, if we apprehended any danger.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
The blood that accused his friend in his heart, rushed to his face, when he repeated what had been told him.
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“This is a distressing predicament for these young people,” thought Mr. Pickwick, as he dressed himself next morning.
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The thought seemed to produce the dreaded object, for next moment a large hummock appeared right ahead.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for next friend

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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