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ad litem (ad lī′təm)

designating a person appointed by a court to represent a minor or an incompetent adult in a lawsuit guardian ad litem

Etymology: L, for the suit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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