Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
In pari delicto melior est conditio possidentis
When both parties are equally at fault, the position of the possessor is the better.
In pari delicto potior est conditio defendentis
Where both parties are equally in the wrong, the position of the defendant is the stronger.
in pari delicto
adu. [Latin "in equal fault"] Equally at fault <the court denied relief because both parties stood in pari delicto > .
in pari delicto doctrine
n. [Latin] The principle that a plaintiff who has participated in wrongdoing may not recover damages resulting from the wrongdoing.