Etymology

par delictum

Today it means: The par delictum rule prescribes that a party should not obtain satisfaction from a court of law with where his own conduct is wrongful. Full definition →

Latin in pari delicto potior est conditio defendentis
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  1. Latin · derived fromin pari delicto potior est conditio defendentis“if both (parties) are in the wrong, a defence is set up”
  2. English todaypar delictum

From Latin in pari delicto potior est conditio defendentis (“if both (parties) are in the wrong, a defence is set up”).

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