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appropriate adult

appropriate adult noun: an adult, such as a parent, guardian, or social worker, whose role is to safeguard the interests of young or handicapped people detained by the police, and who must be present at such interviews.

Noun

appropriate adult (plural appropriate adults)

  1. (UK, criminal law) An adult, such as a parent, guardian, or social worker, whose role is to safeguard the interests of young or handicapped people detained by the police, and who must be present at such interviews.

Forms of appropriate adult

pluralappropriate adults

Words formed from appropriate adult

Questions about appropriate adult

What does appropriate adult mean?
Appropriate adult means an adult, such as a parent, guardian, or social worker, whose role is to safeguard the interests of young or handicapped people detained by the police, and who must be present at such interviews.
What part of speech is appropriate adult?
Appropriate adult is a noun.
What is the plural of appropriate adult?
The plural of appropriate adult is appropriate adults.

Words near appropriate adult in the dictionary

  1. appropriability
  2. appropriable
  3. appropriacies
  4. appropriacy
  5. appropriate
  6. appropriate adult
  7. appropriate adults
  8. appropriate technology
  9. appropriated
  10. appropriately
  11. appropriateness

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