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conservatorship
[ kuhn-sur-vuh-ter-ship ]
noun
- the position of being a conservator, especially a person who repairs, restores, or maintains the condition of objects in a museum, library, etc.:
The program will give participants an opportunity to get a feel for the level of precision and care necessary for a career in museum conservatorship.
- Law. an agreement or order under which one person or entity controls the personal and financial affairs of another, such as a minor or someone who is considered legally incapable of managing their own affairs:
She's under a court-approved conservatorship that oversees every significant purchase and every key decision that she wants to make.
- Law. an agreement whereby a business or financial entity is placed under the control of another entity, usually temporarily and often as a result of prior or impending failure:
This week, a bipartisan coalition in the legislature is demanding that the agency’s leaders be replaced and the agency be put under an independent conservatorship.
Word History and Origins
Origin of conservatorship1
Example Sentences
“If left in Orange County, he can end his days under the care of his conservatorship, without freedom but with relative decency,” Girardi’s defense attorneys wrote.
A conservatorship is typically granted by a court for individuals who are unable to make their own decisions, like those with dementia or other mental illnesses.
Oher alleges the Tuohys tricked him into signing a conservatorship when he was 19, claiming it was the same as adoption.
“People who fail to comply with court-ordered treatment can be fast-tracked to conservatorships” that have been “particularly threatening to unhoused people, who are continually being policed and are likely to be a major target.”
But the mental decline that recently led to his loved ones establishing a court conservatorship for him left his contributions limited.
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