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guardianship

guardianship In this historical legal-psychology usage, guardianship refers to placing an alleged lunatic under another person’s legal care or control.

In this historical legal-psychology usage, guardianship refers to placing an alleged lunatic under another person’s legal care or control. The source indicates that being put under guardianship did not automatically remove the person’s capacity for every other legal act, such as making a will or being responsible for a wrongful act.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Insanity (in law)” (Insanityl).
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