next friend
next friend noun: a person who represents another person who is under disability or otherwise unable to maintain a suit on their own behalf, and who does not have a legal guardian.
Noun
next friend (plural next friends)
- A person who represents another person who is under disability or otherwise unable to maintain a suit on their own behalf, and who does not have a legal guardian.
- Then leave-taking was not long about; and Miss Twinkleton, in saluting each young lady’s cheek, confided to her an exceedingly neat letter, addressed to her next friend at law, “with Miss Twinkleton’s best compliments” in the corner.1870 April–September, Charles Dickens, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1870, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- litigation friend, prochein ami
next friend meaning in Tamil
next friend in Tamil
- சட்டப்படி உரிய வயதை எய்தாத, அல்லது செயல்பட இயலாத நபருக்கு, இவைகளையும் காணவும்
Synonyms of next friend
Forms of next friend
| plural | next friends |
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Questions about next friend
- What does next friend mean?
- Next friend means a person who represents another person who is under disability or otherwise unable to maintain a suit on their own behalf, and who does not have a legal guardian.
- What is next friend in Tamil?
- Next friend in Tamil is சட்டப்படி உரிய வயதை எய்தாத, அல்லது செயல்பட இயலாத நபருக்கு, இவைகளையும் காணவும். See Next friend meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is next friend?
- Next friend is a noun.
- What is the plural of next friend?
- The plural of next friend is next friends.
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