the appointment by a court of a person to act on behalf of an estate in court proceedings, when the estate’s proper representatives are unable or unwilling to act. ‘Ad litem’ is Latin for ‘as regards the action’.Submitted on: 23/05/2019
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guardian ad litem
the former name of a litigation friend responsible for the conduct of legal proceedings on behalf of someone elseSubmitted on: 23/05/2019