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PRONUNCIATION OF NEXT FRIEND

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEXT FRIEND

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Next friend is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NEXT FRIEND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Next friend

In common law, a next friend is a person who represents another person who is under disability or otherwise unable to maintain a suit on his or her own behalf and who does not have a legal guardian. In England and Wales they are known as litigation friends. This disability often arises from minority, mental incapacity, or lack of access to counsel. Consequently every application to the court on behalf of a minor, a mentally incapacitated person, or a person detained without access to an attorney, who does not have a legal guardian or someone authorized to act on his or her behalf with a power of attorney, must be made through a next friend. Before the Married Women's Property Act 1882 in British law, it was usual for a married woman to sue by a next friend; but that act, allowing a married woman to sue in all respects as a feme sole, has rendered a next friend unnecessary in the case of married women. When a relative who is next of kin acts as a next friend for a person, that person is sometimes instead described as the natural guardian of the person.

Definition of next friend in the English dictionary

The definition of next friend in the dictionary is a person acting on behalf of an infant or other person under legal disability Official name: litigation friend.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEXT FRIEND

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WORDS THAT END LIKE NEXT FRIEND

befriend
best friend
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Synonyms and antonyms of next friend in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «next friend» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEXT FRIEND

Find out the translation of next friend to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of next friend from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «next friend» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

接下去的朋友
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amigo cercano
570 millions of speakers

English

next friend
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अगले दोस्त
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

صديق المقبل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

следующий друг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

próximo amigo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরের বন্ধু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prochaine ami
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rakan seterusnya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nächsten Freund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

次の友人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다음 친구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanca sabanjure
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người bạn tiếp theo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடுத்த நண்பர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुढील मित्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bir sonraki arkadaşım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prossimo amico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obok przyjaciela
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наступний друг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

următor prieten
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επόμενο φίλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

volgende vriend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nästa vän
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

neste venn
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEXT FRIEND»

The term «next friend» is regularly used and occupies the 71.414 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEXT FRIEND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about next friend

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEXT FRIEND»

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Trial for mal-practice, Frank P. Frisby, by his next friend, ...
STATE OP ILLINOIS, CARROLL COUNTY, SS. FKANK P. FKISBY, a minor, under the age of twenty-one years, by PIERSON NOBLE, his next friend, vs. LEONARD PRATT. BILL OF EXCEPTIONS. Be it remembered, that on the trial of this case, ...
John S. Cochrane, Illinois. Circuit Court (Carroll County), 1864
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A Digest of the Decisions of the Courts of England: ...
NEXT FRIEND. 1. Who may be. The clerk of the solicitor to the defendant in the first suit was made the next friend of the infant in the second suit. Held, that he was not necessarily an improper next friend. Ashley v. Allden, x. 314. 2. A defendant ...
Chauncey Smith, 1859
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Kenya Gazette
Stay of proceedings on removal etc., of next friend. O.XXX r. 11. Retirement, removal, or death of guardian for the suit. O.XXX r. 12. Course to be followed by minor plaintiff or applicant on attaining majority. (2) Where the next friend or guardian ...
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Kenya Gazette
0. XXIX, r. 7. Agreement or compromise by next friend or guardian for the suit. Court shall, if it grants him leave to receive the property, require such security and give such directions as" will, in its opinion, sufficiently protect the property from ...
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A Treatise Upon the Practice of the Court of Chancery: With ...
MN next friend, a new one will be appointed upon his giving a re2 cognisance to pay the costs.(1) . Hi“ 'hath, 0' If the next friend die during the suit, a motion may be made insolvency. . . . . . that a new one be appointed within a certain period, ...
Murray Hoffman, 1834
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A Treatise on the Law Relating to Infants
Infant sues by Next Friend. any person may institute a suit on behalf of an infant, 364. he is named next friend in the bill, 364. bill may be brought on behalf of infant in V. S. Mere, 364, 567. consent of infant not necessary, 364. plaintiff, ...
William Macpherson, 1841
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Trial for Mal-Practice, Frank P. Frisby, by His Next Friend, ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Frank P. Frisby, 2009
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Universal's Guide to Judicial Service Examination
421. A suit instituted by a minor or a lunatic without a next friend, under Order XXXII, Rule 2 of CPC, the same is liable to be (a) struck of (b) stayed (c) proceeded with in ordinary course (d) proceeded with if the defendant consents. 422.
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Frank P. Frisby, by His Next Friend, Pearson Noble, Vs. Dr. ...
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++State of IllinoisCourt RecordYale Law LibraryChicago: Published by C.S. Halsey, John W. Dean, Book and Job Printer, 148 Lake Street, 1864
John S. Cochrane, 2012
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Comprising Reports of Cases in the Courts of Chancery, ...
I will not go the length of saying, whether, that next friend is or is not liable, as well as some others, to make good the injury which he might have prevented, and which has arisen from a negligence in which he has participated ; neither will I go ...
‎1825

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEXT FRIEND»

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1
Former MLB player Chad Curtis seeks to 'publicly shame' sex …
Two use initials with full names of a "next friend," and a fourth uses a pseudonym, Jane Doe. They were minors when Curtis sexually assaulted ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
2
Nancy Smith: Contested will is Civil War era version of a soap opera
... William Taylor, Adolphus W. Taylor, John W. Taylor, Margaret Taylor and Eddy Taylor, infants by their father and next friend, William W. Taylor ... «Greensboro News & Record, Jul 15»
3
What happens when benefits are cuts
I'd move on to the next friend, until I'd tested to the limit their parents' patience too. Doing the round of people I knew quickly became a loop ... «Workers' Liberty, Jul 15»
4
Expose the Lies Told About ICWA
I've got a few things that I can say are wrong with the pleadings filed by Goldwater on behalf of minor American Indian children, “next friend,” ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Jul 15»
5
Settlement reached in trip & fall suit brought over minor's injuries
Earlier this year, Shelly Welch filed, individually and as next friend of minor Marena Welch, against Cheryl A. Robinson of Groves in Jefferson ... «Southeast Texas Record, Jul 15»
6
Mother takes errant driver, employer to court over child's alleged …
Tamesha Baylor, as next friend of minor Brooklyn Baylor, filed a complaint against Kentucky resident Zaim Mehmedovic and GRMI Logistics, ... «Southeast Texas Record, Jul 15»
7
Father alleges negligence for injuries to self, children in auto collision
Carlos Reyes filed a lawsuit, individually and as next friend of A.R. and N.R., June 19 in Galveston County District Court against Ashley Nicole ... «Southeast Texas Record, Jul 15»
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Civil petitions for July 1 issue
Lainee Lynn Cornelius by next friend Teresa Mulkey, Bolivar, vs. Breanna Lynn Hegle, Bolivar; personal injury - vehicular. In the matter of ... «Bolivar Herald-Free Press, Jul 15»
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Lawsuit: Bobbi Kristina Browns Ex Nick Gordon Knocked Her Teeth …
Bedelia C. Hargrove, the court-appointed conservator “and next friend” of Bobbi Kristina, alleges that Gordon's “tortious conduct caused, among ... «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
10
Mother blames driver for causing daughter's injuries in rear-end …
Kellie Chrestman, mother and next friend of minor Chelsie Sumoski, filed a lawsuit on June 9 in Madison County Circuit Court against ... «Madison County Record, Jun 15»

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