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in malam partem

in malam partem prepositional phrase: in an unfavorable or evil manner.

Prepositional phrase

  1. in an unfavorable or evil manner

Origin of in malam partem

Borrowed from Latin in malam partem.

Questions about in malam partem

What does in malam partem mean?
In malam partem means in an unfavorable or evil manner.
What part of speech is in malam partem?
In malam partem is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in malam partem in the dictionary

  1. in loco
  2. in loco parentis
  3. in loco parentum
  4. in love
  5. in love with
  6. in malam partem
  7. in mass
  8. in mean time
  9. in meantime
  10. in media res
  11. in medias res

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