Definitions
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- adverb In propria persona.
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- adjective law
Representing oneself (incourt );without anattorney .
Etymologies
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[Latin, for himself, for herself, for themselves : prō, for + sē, ablative of reflexive pronoun.]
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Latin pro se.
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ruzuzu commented on the word pro se
"Pro se legal representation refers to the instance of a person representing himself or herself without a lawyer in a court proceeding, whether as a defendant or a plaintiff and whether the matter is civil or criminal. Pro se is a Latin phrase meaning 'for oneself'. This status is sometimes known as propria persona (abbreviated to 'pro per'). In England and Wales the comparable status is 'litigant in person'."
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June 10, 2010