禁治産者
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Meanings
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legally incompetent person; person under guardianship
obsolete termlaw
Obsolete legal term from the former Civil Code, replaced by 成年被後見人 (seinen-hikōken-nin) under the current adult guardianship system. Used only in historical or pre-reform legal contexts.
See also: 成年被後見人
Under the old Civil Code, a guardian was appointed for a legally incompetent person.