pro hac vice

American

[proh hahk vee-chey, vee-key, vahy-see] / ˈproʊ ˈhɑk ˈvi tʃeɪ, ˈvi keɪ, ˈvaɪ si /

adverb

Latin.

for this (one) occasion: used when an attorney is added to a legal proceeding occurring in a jurisdiction in which the attorney is not licensed.

Etymology

Origin of pro hac vice

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin, equivalent to prō + hāc, ablative singular feminine of hic “this” + vice “change, alternation, time”; see pro- ¹ ( def. ), vice ³ ( def. )

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pro hac vice

The motions — called pro hac vice, which means “for this occasion” in Latin — are regularly granted.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2021

Avenatti had been seeking to be admitted pro hac vice to the proceedings.

From Slate ● May 30, 2018

Certitude is at most nothing more than infallibility pro hac vice, and promises nothing as to the truth of any proposition beside its own.

From An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent by John Henry Newman

As it was, the league became, pro hac vice, a league of Incredulity, a syndicate of Materialists.

From Somehow Good by William Frend De Morgan

I cannot but think it a case of instinct, which, acting before conscience, pro hac vice supersedes it.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 by Various

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