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custodian, guard, keeper, lookout, minder, picket, sentinel, sentry, warden, warder, watch, watcher, watchman
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Students will need consent from their parents or guardians to be excused on Friday, education officials said. — Anne Barnard, New York Times, "Climate Strike N.Y.C.: 1.1 Million Can Skip School for Protest," 16 Sep. 2019 The District, however, is prohibited from sharing student information with anyone other than those students’ parents or guardians. — Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "New Berlin Eisenhower football players hazed teammates and will be punished, district says," 12 Sep. 2019 All seminars are held at Avon Middle School in the Media Center from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The Parent Seminars are free to all participants, and are geared for parents and guardians. — cleveland.com, "North Ridgeville Chamber of Commerce hosts Mayoral Forum Sept. 25: Short Takes on Avon, Avon Lake and North Ridgeville," 6 Sep. 2019 All the boys were from out of state and were later returned to their parents or guardians. — Anna Claire Vollers | Avollers@al.com, al, "Couple who ran religious boarding school in Alabama arrested for human trafficking," 26 Aug. 2019 Two adults were arrested and seven unaccompanied teens were cited and released to their parents or guardians Saturday night, according to state police Sgt. — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, "Police considering charges against teen who may have shot a gun at the Kentucky State Fair," 19 Aug. 2019 The parents or guardians of truant children could face a $2000 fine or up to one year in jail. — Alexis Jones, Marie Claire, "Kamala Harris' Attorney General Record, Explained," 16 Aug. 2019 Students whose parents or guardians are currently unemployed and students who benefit from SNAP, FDPIR, TANF or WIC or if their household income is within the Federal Income Eligibility Requirements are also eligible. — Kaila Contreras, Houston Chronicle, "Humble ISD unveils lunch prices for new school year," 15 Aug. 2019 The autism that terrifies these parents and guardians is as divorced from the realities of autistic life as their methods are from actual science. — Sarah Kurchak, Vox, "Fake autism treatments show the lengths parents will go to “cure” their kids," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'guardian.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Legal Definition of guardian
Note: Under common law the father is considered the natural guardian of a child until his death or incapacitation, whereupon the mother becomes the natural guardian. Many states have passed statutes giving both parents equal rights as guardians.
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