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in pro·pria per·so·na /in-'prō-prē-ə-pər-'sō-nə, -per-'sō-nä/ adv [Latin]: in one's own person: without the assistance of an attorney: pro sethe defendant appeared in propria persona
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
- in propria persona
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See: pro perCategory: Representing Yourself in CourtCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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Persons who present their own case without lawyers. (See pro se.)
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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adj.from Latin "for one's self," acting on one's own behalf, generally used to identify a person who is acting as his/her own attorney in a lawsuit. The popular abbreviation is "in pro per." In the filed legal documents (pleadings), the party's name, address and telephone number are written where the name, address and telephone number of the attorney would normally be stated. The words "in propria persona" or "in pro per" are typed where normally it would say "attorney for plaintiff." Judges sometimes warn a party "in propria persona" of the old adage that "anyone who represents himself in court has a fool for a client and an ass for an attorney."
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.