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Term: AD EXITUM
Definition: Ad exitum is a Latin term used in law that means "at issue" or "at the end" of pleadings. It refers to the point in a legal case where all arguments and evidence have been presented and the case is ready for a decision to be made.
AD EXITUM
Ad exitum is a Latin term used in law which means "at issue" or "at the end" of pleadings.
1. The lawyer argued that the evidence presented by the prosecution was not admissible ad exitum.
2. The judge asked the defense attorney if they had any further arguments to make ad exitum.
Ad exitum is used to refer to the final stage of a legal proceeding, where all the arguments and evidence have been presented and the case is ready to be decided. In the examples given, the first sentence shows that the evidence presented by the prosecution was not admissible at the final stage of the proceedings. The second sentence shows that the judge was asking the defense attorney if they had any final arguments to make before the case was decided.