PARI RATIONE
\pˈaɹi ɹˈaʃən], \pˈaɹi ɹˈaʃən], \p_ˈa_ɹ_i ɹ_ˈa_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Lat. For the like reason ; by like mode of reasoning. Paria copulantur paribus. Like things unite with like. Bac. Max. Paribus sententiis reus absolvitur. Where the opinions are equal, [where the court is equally divided,] the defendant is acquitted. 4 Inst. 64.
By Henry Campbell Black