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In pari delicto

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002537

A legal principle stating that when two parties are equally at fault in a wrongful act, neither can obtain relief from the other. This doctrine prevents a court from intervening to resolve disputes between wrongdoers, leaving them in the position they were in before the lawsuit. It is often applied in contract law where both parties engaged in illegal conduct.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002537
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A legal principle stating that when two parties are equally at fault in a wrongful act, neither can obtain relief from the other. This doctrine prevents a court from intervening to resolve disputes between wrongdoers, leaving them in the position they were in before the lawsuit. It is often applied in contract law where both parties engaged in illegal conduct.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/in-pari-delicto/"
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