Legal terminology · Responsibility & conduct
in pari delicto — In equal fault
in pari delicto means in equal fault. Latin source words and legal terminology examples: An in pari delicto defense.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: In equal fault
- Latin: in pari delicto
Examples and word parts
An in pari delicto defense
A defense based on the claimant's participation in the same wrongdoing, subject to the doctrine's limits.
Word parts: in (in) + pari (equal) + delicto (fault)
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Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals legal terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.