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单词 prochain ami
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prochain amin.

Brit. /prɒˌʃeɪn aˈmiː/, /prəʊˌʃeɪn aˈmiː/, U.S. /proʊˌʃɛn ɑˈmi/
Forms: late Middle English 1600s 1900s– prochein amy, 1600s procheine amy, 1700s– prochain ami, 1700s– prochein ami.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prochein ami.
Etymology: < Anglo-Norman prochein ami person who is entitled to act on behalf of an infant in litigation (late 13th cent. or earlier) < prochain prochain adj. + ami ami n.
Law.
A next friend (next adj. 3b); a person who is entitled to act on behalf of an infant, a person lacking the mental capability to act for themselves, or a married woman (now chiefly U.S.).
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > party in litigation > [noun] > plaintiff > on behalf of infant or insane person
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c1474 in Cal. Proc. Chancery Queen Elizabeth (1830) II. p. lix The replicacion of Johan Saunder, by William Cooke, her prochein amy, to the answer and title of John Saunder.
1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Fff2/2 Prochein Amy..is vsed in our common lawe, for him that is next of kinde to a childe in his nonage, and is in that respect allowed by lawe, to deale for him in the managing of his affaires.
1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. i. 135 b When an Ideot doth sue or defend, he shall not appeare by Gardeine or Procheine Amy.
1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ 320 For ought I know Fox's Heirs, per Descent, or even his Prochain-amis, might bring their Assize for that Disseisin, and so re-enter.
1780 W. T. Ayres Compar. View Differences Eng. & Irish Statute I. i. xvii. 115 By his prochein ami he may bring an action against a fraudulent guardian.
1809 Q. Rev. Feb. 103 Had such a tirade been delivered in Westminster Hall..the learned Counsel would have been recommended to the care of his prochein ami.
1845 Times 1 Aug. 6/6 This is certainly very promising; but who will undertake the suit, who is the prochain ami, or next of kin, to sue for the penalties.
1941 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 26 193 Practice varied concerning the slave's ability to petition for freedom in his own name, or through a ‘next friend’ (prochain ami).
1997 Connecticut Law Tribune (Nexis) 27 Oct. In this case, the minor plaintiffs..through their mother as prochein ami, seek to recover damages due to their exposure to lead-based paint.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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