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conservatorship
con·ser·va·tor C0582200 (kən-sûr′və-tər, kŏn′sər-vā′tər)n.1. A person in charge of maintaining or restoring valuable items, as in a museum or library.2. A protector or guardian: "a conservator of cherished values and regular order in governing institutions" (William Greider).3. Law One placed in charge of the property or personal affairs of an incompetent person.
con·ser′va·to′ri·al (-tôr′ē-əl) adj.con·ser′va·tor·ship′ n.conservatorship (ˈkɒnsəveɪtəˌʃɪp) n (Law) law US the legal status of a person appointed by a court to protect the interests of someone, such as a child, who is unable to manage his or her own affairsconservatorship
A status, defined by the jurisdiction, in which a conservatee—usually an elderly and/or mentally incompetent person—is under the control of another—conservator—vis-à-vis fiscal or contractual affairs, but not regarding the physical person or body—as with consent to medical or surgical treatmentconservatorship (kŏn-sĕr′vă-tor-shĭp″) The preservation and protection of a dependent person's self and property by another individual. The term does not refer to imprisonment or confinement in a psychiatric facility. This is called guardianship in some states. LegalSeeConservatorConservatorship
ConservatorshipAn entity either set up by the government or by court order that takes control of an organization that is unable to function on its own (due to legal or financial distress). See: ConservatorThesaurusSeeconservator |