guardianship

Noun
  1. Attention and management implying responsibility for safety (synset 100831039)
    "he is in the care of a bodyguard"
    is a type of: protection - the activity of protecting someone or something
    subtypes:
    • due care, ordinary care, reasonable care - the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty
    • foster care - supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home
    • great care - more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons
    • providence - the guardianship and control exercised by a deity
    • slight care - such care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise
    same as: care, charge, tutelage
  2. The responsibility of a guardian or keeper (synset 100820127)
    "he left his car in my keeping"
    is a type of: duty, obligation, responsibility - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
    subtypes: custody, hands - (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
    same as: keeping, safekeeping

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