IN PARI DELICTO


Meaning of IN PARI DELICTO in English

Latin: both parties are equally at fault. Actually, the usual use of this phrase is " in pari delicto, potior est conditio possidentis " which means that where both parties in a dispute are equally at wrong, the person in possession of the contested property will retain it (ie. the law will not intervene).

Duhaime's Law English dictionary.      Английский юридический словарь Duhaime .