| query | A w___ or a ward of court is a child who is the responsibility of a person called a guardian, or of a court of law, because their parents are dead or because they are believed to be in need of protection.A ward or a ward of court is a child who is the responsibility of a person called a guardian, or of a court of law, because their parents are dead or because they are believed to be in need of protection. Alex was made a ward of court. |
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| word | ward |
| full-definition | noun A ward is a room in a hospital which has beds for many people, often people who need similar treatment. A toddler was admitted to the emergency ward with a wound in his chest. A ward is a district which forms part of a political constituency or local council . ...the marginal wards of Reading Kentwood and Tilehurst West. A ward or a ward of court is a child who is the responsibility of a person called a guardian, or of a court of law, because their parents are dead or because they are believed to be in need of protection. Alex was made a ward of court. |
| inflections | wardswardingwarded |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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