in loco parentis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin in locō parentis (“in place of a parent”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
in loco parentis (not comparable)
- (law) Assuming the place or position of a parent.
- All persons in loco parentis have a responsibility to care for the child.
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- in loco parentis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References[edit]
- 2005, Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition revised), Oxford University Press, →ISBN