For purposes of litigation; an individual who has been given the authority to act on behalf of another. For example, a lawyer acting ad litem on behalf of a minor child in litigation.
Legal term meaning in this case only. For example, "George Thomas, duly appointed by the court, may administer ad litem the settlement of the estate of Joseph Thomas, deceased."
(Latin) appointed for a lawsuit
For the suit; for the purpose of the suit.
A Latin term meaning for the purposes of the lawsuit. For example, a guardian "ad litem" is a person appointed by the court to protect the interests of a minor or legally incompetent person in a lawsuit.
(add LYE dem) For the purposes of the lawsuit. E.g., a guardian ad litem is appointed to prosecute or defend a suit on behalf of an incapacitated person or a minor.
From the Latin, meaning "for the lawsuit" -- that is, for purposes of the current legal action. A guardian ad litem is a guardian appointed by the court to act on behalf of a minor or incompetent person. (Wex)
Latin: for the suit. A person appointed only for the purposes of prosecuting or defending an action on behalf of another such as a child or mentally-challenged person. Also called a guardian ad litem.
"For the suit" in Latin, which means where a guardian is appointed to protect the interests of a suit on behalf of an individual who is legally incapacitated or underage.
Ad litem is a term used in law to refer to a party appointed by a court to act in a lawsuit on behalf of another party—for instance, a child or an incapacitated adult—who is deemed incapable of representing themselves. An individual who acts in this capacity is called a guardian ad litem. This term is no longer used in the United Kingdom since the passage of the Children Act 1989, which established the role of children's guardian instead.