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Ad litem
Ad litem
======= Ad litem is a term used in law to refer to the appointment by a court of one party to act in a lawsuit on behalf of another party, for instance, a child or an incapacitated adult—who is deemed incapable of representing him or herself. An individual who acts in this capacity is generally called a guardian ad litem; The term is also sometimes used to refer to a judge who participates in only a particular case or a limited set of cases and does not have the same status as the other judges of the court. This is more commonly called a judge ad hoc . It is particularly common in international courts , and is rarer elsewhere. |
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