Etymology

ad litem

Today it means: For the purpose of a legal case, as in guardian ad litem. Full definition →

Latin ad lītem
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromad lītem“at, for the lawsuit”
  2. English todayad litem

Borrowed from Latin ad lītem (“at, for the lawsuit”).

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