guardian ad litem

guardian ad litem definition - legal

n

Representative appointed by a court to protect and represent the interests of one incapable of acting on own behalf, such as child or incompetent person.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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