guardianship
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- n attention and management implying responsibility for safety
- n the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
- A guardianship hearing set for July 13 in Los Angeles was postponed until July 20.
- Katherine Jackson, the singer's mother, has temporary guardianship of her son's three children.
- Even the staunchest Beatles fans have accorded her grudging respect for her fierce guardianship of Lennon's memory.