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wo:d1) (a room with a bed or beds for patients in a hospital etc: He is in a surgical ward of the local hospital.) sykehusrom/-avdeling2) (a person who is under the legal control and care of someone who is not his or her parent or (a ward of court) of a court: She was made a ward of court so that she could not marry until she was eighteen.) myndling, barn under formynderskap•- wardervernIsubst. \/wɔːd\/1) ( på sykehus e.l.) avdeling, sal, rom2) ( administrasjon) (by)distrikt, bydel• which electoral ward do you belong to?umyndig person (som domstolen er tilsynsverge for), myndling4) (spesielt jus, gammeldags) formynderskap5) (teknikk, også wards) innsnitt i nøkkelskjegg, låsgang, reif6) ( gammeldags) vakthold, vakt, bevoktning, forvaring7) avdeling i fengsel8) ( gammeldags) vaktmannskap, garde9) ( fekting) paradebe in ward to somebody eller be in the ward of somebody stå under noens formynderskapbe under ward være under bevoktningcasualty ward akuttavdeling, legevaktkeep watch and ward (over) holde vakt (over), vokte påmaternity ward fødeavdeling, barselavdelingterminal ward avdeling for dødende pasienterward (of court) ( jus) umyndig person (som domstolen er tilsynsverge for)ward in chancery ( jus) umyndig person (som domstolen er tilsynsverge for)IIverb \/wɔːd\/1) legge inn på sykehus2) ( gammeldags) bevokte, vokte over3) ( gammeldags) verge, verne, beskytte
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