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GUARD CARTRIDGE – one loaded with buckshot or
a reduced charge.

GUARD CONTROL STATIONS - this is normally
provided at main perimeter entrances to secure
areas located out-of-doors, and manned by guards
on full-time basis. Sentry station should be near a
perimeter for surveillance at the entrance.

GUARDIAN – an adult, legally charged with the
power to make personal and financial decisions for
someone deemed incapable of doing so for
themselves.

GUARDIAN AD LITEM – an adult charged with the
legal right and duty to make decisions in the best
legal interest of a child (or an incompetent adult)
who is involved in a legal proceeding.

GUARDIANSHIP – the legal right given to a person
to be responsible for the care of another person
legally deemed incapable of providing care
independently for themselves (an incompetent
adult or a minor child).

GUIDE – are dividers in filing equipment. They serve
as guides to the eye of filing and locating stored
items.

GUIDED SIGNATURE – a signature that is executed
while the writer’s hand or arm is steadied in any
way. Under the law of most jurisdictions such a
signature authenticates a legal document provided
it is shown that the writer requested the
assistance.

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