Ad litem
for the particular action or proceeding:
a guardian ad litem.
adjective
(formerly, esp of a guardian) appointed for a lawsuit
adjective
for the purposes of a lawsuit or legal action only, esp. referring to a temporary guardian
Examples
Guardian ad litem is the term for a person appointed to protect the legal interests of someone considered incompetent or underage.
Word Origin
literally, Latin ‘for the suit’
Usage Note
law
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- Ad loc.
at or to the place. Historical Examples Lines 44-49 are said by Servius, ad loc., to be quoted from Gallus (‘de ipsius translati carminibus’). The Student’s Companion to Latin Authors George Middleton Even Bhr, ad loc., admits that the narrative is of later date, and has received a traditional colouring. The Expositor’s Bible: The First […]
- Ad majorem dei gloriam
for the greater glory of God: motto of the Jesuits. Historical Examples The society designated their object by Loyola’s motto—Omnia ad majorem Dei gloriam. Mysticism and its Results John Delafield Even among the Jesuits, with their corrupted theology, the motto emblazoned on their standard was, ad majorem Dei gloriam. Beacon Lights of History, Volume VII […]
- Ad out
(def 5). ad in, the advantage being scored by the server. ad out, the advantage being scored by the receiver. Contemporary Examples A new Obama ad out this week describes McCain as erratic in crisis. When exactly did John McCain become Mad Max? Tucker Carlson October 4, 2008 Historical Examples “You can take that ad […]
- Ad nauseam
to a sickening or disgusting degree. Contemporary Examples And as Republicans remind us ad nauseam, Obamacare takes hundreds of billions of dollars out of future Medicare spending. Bombshell CBO Report Says Deficit Shrinking Daniel Gross May 14, 2013 A lot of the culture around movies in the sci-fi/fantasy genre is about deconstructing them ad nauseam. […]
- Ad part. dolent.
(in prescriptions) to the painful parts.