Ad Litem Definition

ad lītəm
noun
Designating a person appointed by a court to represent a minor or an incompetent adult in a lawsuit.
Guardian ad litem.
Webster's New World
adjective

For the suit. For the purposes of, or pending, the particular lawsuit. See also administrator ad litem and guardian ad litem.

Webster's New World Law
For the purpose of a legal case, as in guardian ad litem.
Wiktionary

Ad Litem Sentence Examples

  • This person must hold a practicing certificate and be on the panel of safeguarders and/or curators ad litem and reporting officers.

  • The failure to appoint a curator ad litem in appropriate circumstances could amount to a breach of both Convention rights.

  • The guardian ad litem 's only role is to represent the interest of the child.

  • The curator ad litem did not attend the Tribunal convened on 20 March 2006.

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