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next friend
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.
next friend
noun
- law (formerly) a person acting on behalf of an infant or other person under legal disability Official namelitigation friend
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of next friend1
before 900; Middle English; Old English
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Example Sentences
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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.â€
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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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