('US') The boy was made a 'ward of the court'. = ('Brit') The boy was made a 'ward of court'.
She works in the cancer/maternity/psychiatric 'ward'.
I tried different remedies to 'ward off' a cold.
(..) third year of college when she volunteered as a nurse's aid. To her, the broken men with shattered bodies, who filled the ward were all Noah. Or someone who fought beside him in the jungle or frozen snow swept road. (..)2004 The Notebook