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–noun Law.
a person other than a duly appointed guardian who acts on behalf of an infant or other person not fully qualified by law to act on his or her own behalf.
Also called prochein ami.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE
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n.  A person appointed by or admitted to a court to act in behalf of a minor or other party under legal disability.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: next friend
Function: noun
: a person appearing in or appointed by a court to act on behalf of a person (as a child) lacking legal capacity
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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