English Explanatory Dictionary

in pari materia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Dealing with the same matter or subject.
  2. A canon of construction holding that the meaning of an ambiguous law can be determined in light of other statutes on the same subject matter.

Word forms

in pari materia

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in pari materia.

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