English Explanatory Dictionary

in forma pauperis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A request to have a court waive filing fees in a civil action because the plaintiff is indigent.

Word forms

in forma pauperis

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin in fōrma pauperis (literally “in the manner of a pauper”).

Related words

dispauper
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