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Ad seriatim

On tv tonight, (former?) Sen. Fred Thompson used the phrase 'ad seriatim' a couple of times to refer to the pattern of Democrats' refusing to allow confirmation of Bush judicial appointees. 'Seriatim' is an adverb meaning in a series; is 'ad seriatim' just a mistake or does it mean something?

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) Sen. Fred Thompson used the phrase 'ad seriatim' a couple of times to refer to the ... appointees.

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  • ) Sen.
  • Fred Thompson used the phrase 'ad seriatim' a couple of times to refer to the ...
  • appointees.
  • com legal dictionary (M-W Legal Dictionary) and it doesn't exist there.
  • Maybe he meant "ad nauseum" and thought better of it.
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John O'Flaherty (Email Removed) wrote on 13 Nov 2003:
[nq:1]On tv tonight, (former?) Sen. Fred Thompson used the phrase 'ad seriatim' a couple of times to refer to the ... appointees. 'Seriatim' is an adverb meaning in a series; is 'ad seriatim' just a mistake or does it mean something?[/nq]
I just checked it out in the Findlaw.com legal dictionary (M-W Legal Dictionary) and it doesn't exi
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[nq:2]On tv tonight, (former?) Sen. Fred Thompson used the phrase ... 'ad seriatim' just a mistake or does it mean something?[/nq]
[nq:1]I just checked it out in the Findlaw.com legal dictionary (M-W Legal Dictionary) and it doesn't exist there. Maybe he meant "ad nauseum"[/nq]

[nq:1]and thought better of it. Probably cerebral hyperlatinitis senatorium. [/nq]
Skitt (in Hayward, Ca
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} John O'Flaherty (Email Removed) wrote on 13 Nov 2003: }
}> On tv tonight, (former?) Sen. Fred Thompson used the phrase 'ad }> seriatim' a couple of times to refer to the pattern of Democrats' }> refusing to allow confirmation of Bush judicial appointees. }> 'Seriatim' is an adverb meaning in a series; is 'ad seriatim' just }> a mistake or does it mean something?
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[nq:2]On tv tonight, (former?) Sen. Fred Thompson used the phrase ... 'ad seriatim' just a mistake or does it mean something?[/nq]
[nq:1]I just checked it out in the Findlaw.com legal dictionary (M-W Legal Dictionary) and it doesn't exist there. Maybe he meant "ad nauseum" and thought better of it.[/nq]
nauseam, no?
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"Skitt" (Email Removed) wrote on 13 Nov 2003:
[nq:2]I just checked it out in the Findlaw.com legal dictionary (M-W Legal Dictionary) and it doesn't exist there. Maybe he meant "ad nauseum"[/nq]
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I did find "ad seriatim" in a law reference. Here:

http://dictionary.law.com/definition2.asp?selected=2348&bold=>>;
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MC (Email Removed) wrote on 13 Nov 2003:
[nq:1]I did find "ad seriatim" in a law reference. Here: http://dictionary.law.com/definition2.asp?selected=2348&bold=>>;[/nq]
Terrific! I didn't know about that law dictionary.
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[nq:2]On tv tonight, (former?) Sen. Fred Thompson used the phrase ... 'ad seriatim' just a mistake or does it mean something?[/nq]
[nq:1]I just checked it out in the Findlaw.com legal dictionary (M-W Legal Dictionary) and it doesn't exist there. Maybe he meant "ad nauseum" and thought better of it.[/nq]
On the other hand, it's in
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[nq:1]On tv tonight, (former?) Sen. Fred Thompson used the phrase 'ad seriatim' a couple of times to refer to the pattern of Democrats' refusing to allow confirmation of Bush judicial appointees.[/nq]
Wasn't that New York County District Attorney Arthur Branch?
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[nq:1]On tv tonight, (former?) Sen. Fred Thompson used the phrase 'ad seriatim' a couple of times to refer to the ... appointees. 'Seriatim' is an adverb meaning in a series; is 'ad seriatim' just a mistake or does it mean something?[/nq]
It is certainly bad Latin.
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