guardianship

as in custody
responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something gave the guardianship of his estate to his children has guardianship of the dogs while I'm in the hospital

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Noun
  • Police in Austin, Texas, have identified the 32-year-old man taken into custody in connection with the deadly shooting outside of a Target store on Monday, Aug. 11.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Thomas Herbst, 57, was taken into custody following the sentencing hearing in Somerset County, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced in a press release.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • And, in fact, some leaders from denominations that vocally oppose such care in the current moment once chose to support the decisions of doctors and transgender patients who pursued medical interventions.
    Time, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
  • If the symptoms interfere with daily life, seek care from a dermatologist.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Guardianship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardianship. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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