pro hac vice
pro hac vice (proh hahk vee-chay or hak vI-see also hahk vees). [Latin] For this occasion or particular purpose. • The phrase usu. refers to a lawyer who has not been admitted to practice in a particular jurisdiction but who is admitted there temporarily for the purpose of conducting a particular case. — Abbr. p.h.v. See admission pro hac vice under ADMISSION(2). For owner pro hac vice, see demise charter under CHARTER(8). [Cases: Attorney and Client 10. C.J.S. Attorney and Client §§ 26–28.]