In pari causa

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IN PARI CAUSA. In an equal cause. It is a rule that when two persons have equal rights in relation to a particular thing, the party in possession is considered as having the better right: in pari causa possessor potior est. Dig. 50; 17, 128; 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 952.

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in one piece
in one’s last moments
in one’s own person
in operation
in opposition
in opposition to
in order
In pari causa
In pari causa possessor potior est
In pari causa possessor potior haberi debet
In pari delicto
In pari delicto melior est conditio possidentis
In pari materia
in part
in partnership

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