person under curatorship; person subject to a conservatorship
A legal term under Japanese adult guardianship law (成年後見制度). A 被保佐人 is a person who has been placed under the assistance of a curator (保佐人) due to significantly impaired mental capacity, but not to the extent requiring full guardianship. This status is less restrictive than 被後見人 (full guardianship).
A person under curatorship needs the consent of their curator for important legal acts.
保佐人 is the curator or assistant appointed to support the 被保佐人.
被後見人 is a person under full guardianship, a more restrictive status than 被保佐人.
The broader adult guardianship system under which 被保佐人 status is defined.
Compound of 被 (hi, 'receiving') + 保佐 (hosa, 'assistance, curatorship') + 人 (nin, 'person'). A modern legal term created within the Japanese adult guardianship framework.