Answer:
parens patriae
Explanation:
Parens patriae is a Latin word that means 'parent of the country or nation. ' In the juvenile justice legal system, parens patriae gives the state the right to intervene and act as a guardian or parent for children who need protection from a legal guardian of negligent parent. It also gives the state right to be a parent to the mentally ill, disabled and elderly that can't take care of themselves.
