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ad prosequendum

ad prosequendum

9.9
A Latin legal phrase meaning for the purpose of taking someone to court
  • idiom
  • /æd proʊˈsiːkwɛndəm/
  • Formal
translation icon : ad prosequendum
  • The judge appointed a guardian ad prosequendum to represent the child's interests in court.

Examples

  • A special administrator ad prosequendum was named to pursue the lawsuit on behalf of the estate.

  • Legal documents often use the term ad prosequendum when referring to actions taken for prosecution.

  • The court issued an order for ad prosequendum in the case.

  • They filed a motion ad prosequendum to represent the minor.

  • A special administrator was appointed ad prosequendum to handle the case on behalf of the deceased's estate.

  • The legal team filed a petition ad prosequendum for the purpose of continuing the prosecution against the defendant.

  • In contentious custody battles, courts often utilize ad prosequendum to ensure the child's rights are adequately represented.

Surface Forms

ad prosequendum main

Morphology

ad + prosequendum

This is a Latin legal formula whose constituents are not English lexical items and are not likely to be known by an average B1 learner; the input even lacks dictionary definitions for the parts. Even if a learner recognized 'ad' as 'for/to', the form 'prosequendum' (a Latin verbal noun/gerundive) is opaque to most learners and the legalized phrasing is not compositionally transparent in English, so the overall meaning cannot be derived from the visible parts.

Etymology

Ad prosequendum is a Latin legal phrase meaning 'for the purpose of prosecuting'. With ad ('for') and prosequendum ('prosecuting'), the phrase was used in legal papers to show an action was done to start or continue a prosecution, so it marks steps taken 'for prosecuting' a case.