GAL

  1. (initialism) .  (legal) Guardian Ad Litem, an individual (often a lawyer) appointed to represent the best interests of a child or incapacitated person for the purpose of a legal procedure.
  2. (abbreviation) .  (alternative form of, Gal.) .
  3. Symbol.  (metrology) The symbol for the cgs unit of acceleration, gal or galileo.
  4. Noun.  A gallon.
  5. Noun.  (colloquial, dated) An adolescent girl or young woman.
  6. Noun.  A galileo.

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