next friend

Noun

(law) A person who represents another person who is under disability or otherwise unable to maintain a suit on their own behalf, and who does not have a legal guardian.

Japanese Meaning

障害やその他の理由で自ら訴訟手続を行う能力がない人（未成年者や無能力者など）のために、法定の後見人がいない場合に代理として訴訟を進める人物。 / 自己の法的利益を守ることが困難な者に代わり、訴訟行為を遂行する代表者としての役割を果たす者。

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The lawyer met with the next friend to discuss filing the suit on behalf of the incapacitated plaintiff.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

弁護士は、法的能力のない原告を代理する者と会い、原告の代わりに訴訟を起こすことについて話し合った。

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(law) A person who represents another person who is under disability or otherwise unable to maintain a suit on their own behalf, and who does not have a legal guardian.

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