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ward n. (1)区；行政区；选区 指为选举、治安或其他政府目的而在市、镇以下进行的区域划分。 (2)被监护人 由于缺乏处理自身事务的能力而接受监护的未成年人和其他无行为能力人。在美国亦指受特别保护的人，如受法院监护的人和受州政府监护的人。 (3)病房；牢房 (4)监护；保护；看护 (5)(古)卫生；守卫 (6)(=castleguard)
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ward. 1. A person, usu. a minor, who is under a guardian’s charge or protection. See GUARDIAN(1). [Cases: Guardian and Ward 1, 9. 5.] permanent ward. A ward who has been assigned a permanent guardian, the rights of the natural parents having been terminated by a juvenile court. [Cases: Guardian and Ward 9.5; Infants 155.]