pro hac vice

American  

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

adverb

Latin.

1. 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.

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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. )

Example Sentences

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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

This case attracted immense comment, and in the Constitution of 1877 a provision was made, growing out of this incident, providing for the appointment of judges pro hac vice.

From Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage by Stovall, Pleasant A.

I have shown in the first Lecture /2/ that agency arose out of the earlier relation in the Roman law, through the extension pro hac vice to a freeman of conceptions derived from that source.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

To meet with the Provincial Synod of Glasgow pro hac vice, the first Twesday of April.

From The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland by Church of Scotland. General Assembly