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PARI DELICTO

\pˈaɹi dɪlˈɪktə͡ʊ], \pˈaɹi dɪlˈɪktə‍ʊ], \p_ˈa_ɹ_i d_ɪ_l_ˈɪ_k_t_əʊ]\

Definitions of PARI DELICTO

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
1856 - A Law Dictionary

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Lat. In equal fault See IN PARI DELICTO.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

Crim. law. In a similar offence or crime; equal in guilt. A person who is in pari delicto with another, differs from a particeps criminis in this, that the former always includes the latter but the latter does not always include the former. 8 East, 381, 2.

1856 - A Law Dictionary
By John Bouvier

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