Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person appointed by the court during litigation to protect the interests of a party who is incompetent.
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- noun An individual (often a
lawyer )appointed torepresent the best interests of a child orincapacitated person for the purpose of alegal procedure .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin ad lītem, for the lawsuit : ad, to, for + lītem, accusative of līs, lawsuit; see litigate.]
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