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in forma pauperis

in forma pauperis noun: a request to have a court waive filing fees in a civil action because the plaintiff is indigent.

Noun

in forma pauperis (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A request to have a court waive filing fees in a civil action because the plaintiff is indigent.
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in forma pauperis meaning in Tamil

in forma pauperis in Tamil

வழக்கிடமுடியா வறுமை நிலையில்

Origin of in forma pauperis

Unadapted borrowing from Latin in fōrma pauperis (literally “in the manner of a pauper”).

Questions about in forma pauperis

What does in forma pauperis mean?
In forma pauperis means a request to have a court waive filing fees in a civil action because the plaintiff is indigent.
What is in forma pauperis in Tamil?
In forma pauperis in Tamil is வழக்கிடமுடியா வறுமை நிலையில். See In forma pauperis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is in forma pauperis?
In forma pauperis is a noun.

Words near in forma pauperis in the dictionary

  1. in for an inch, in for a mile
  2. in for it
  3. in for the kill
  4. in force
  5. in form
  6. in forma pauperis
  7. in foro conscientiae
  8. in foro conscientiæ
  9. in freefall
  10. in from the cold
  11. in front

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Adapted from Wiktionary: in forma pauperis (page history and authors); in forma pauperis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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