What is POST LITEM MOTAM?

Lat. After suit moved or commenced. Depositions in relation to the subject of a suit, made after litigation has commenced, are sometimes so termed. 1 Starkie, Ev. 319.

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Related Legal Terms
ANTE LITEM MOTAM, AD LITEM, IN LITEM, LITEM DENUNCIARE, CURATOR AD LITEM, LITEM SUAM FACERE, AGENT AD LITEM, GUARDIAN AD LITEM, OATH IN LITEM, POST-NUPTIAL


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