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AD HOC Definition & Legal Meaning

Definition & Citations:

For this; for this special purpose. An attorney ad hoc, or a guardian or curator ad hoc, is one appointed for a special purpose, generally to represent the client or infant in the particular action in which the appointment is made. Sallier v. Rosteet. 108 La. 37S, 32 South. 3S3; Bienvenu v. Insurance Co., 33 La. Ann. 212.

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