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par delictum

par delictum phrase: the par delictum rule prescribes that a party should not obtain satisfaction from a court of law with where his own conduct is wrongful.

Phrase

par delictum

  1. The par delictum rule prescribes that a party should not obtain satisfaction from a court of law with where his own conduct is wrongful.
    • The 'clean hands doctrine', derived from English law, is similar in effect to the Roman law maxim in pari delicto potior est conditio defendentis, which operated as an absolute bar to the grant of relief to the plaintiff. The par delictum rule is concerned with the moral guilt of contracting...

Origin of par delictum

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

Questions about par delictum

What does par delictum mean?
Par delictum 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.
What part of speech is par delictum?
Par delictum is a phrase.

Words near par delictum in the dictionary

  1. Paquibato
  2. Paquin
  3. Paquins
  4. par
  5. par avion
  6. par delictum
  7. par excellence
  8. par for the course
  9. par off
  10. par value
  11. par values

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