pro hac vice
Latin phrase
pro hac vi·ce
prō-ˌhäk-ˈwi-ke 
: for this occasion
—used for participation in a legal proceeding by an attorney not licensed in the jurisdiction
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pro hac vice
adverb
pro hac vi·ce
ˈprō-ˈhak-ˈvī-sē, -ˈhäk-ˈvē-kā
: for this occasion
a motion to admit the attorney pro hac vice as counsel of record—
Huff v. State, 622 So. 2d 982 (1993)
—used especially when an out-of-state attorney is allowed to practice in a case without the appropriate state bar license
Huff v. State, 622 So. 2d 982 (1993)Etymology
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