LEGAL WORD

In pari delicto potior est conditio defendentis

Latin maxim · Contract law

In pari delicto potior est conditio defendentis

  • Type: Latin maxim
  • Area of law: Contract law

1 What it means

Where both parties are equally at fault, the position of the defendant is stronger. Courts leave equally guilty parties where they are.

2 Use it in a sentence

Both parties knew the deal was illegal, so the court applied in pari delicto.

3 Make it stick

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