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guardian ad litem
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guardian ad litem
[ad lī′təm]
Etymology: L, ad litem, to litigate
(in law) a person who is appointed by a court to prosecute or defend a suit for an infant or an incapacitated person. A guardian ad litem is sometimes appointed when a person's life is in imminent danger and that person refuses treatment.

guardian ad litem,
n a person appointed by the court to represent a child's or incapacitated person's best interests during legal proceedings.


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