in pari materia

in pari materia
in pari ma·te·ria /-mə-'tir-ē-ə, -mä-/ adv [Late Latin, in a like matter]: on the same subject or matter: in a similar case
◇ It is a doctrine in statutory construction that statutes that are in pari materia must be construed together.

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

in pari materia
'in a like matter'.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


in pari materia
adj. Latin On the same topic or pertaining to the same subject matter.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


in pari materia
(Latin: Upon the same subject.)
A designation applied to statutes or general laws that were enacted at different times but pertain to the same subject or object.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


in pari materia
[Latin, Upon the same subject.] A designation applied to statutes or general laws that were enacted at different times but pertain to the same subject or object.

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  • pari materia — noun in consonance, in harmony, on the same matter, read as one, read in tandem, read with respect of another, read together Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 pari materia …   Law dictionary

  • pari materia — See in pari materia …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • in pari materia — məˈtirēə adverb Etymology: Late Latin, in a like matter : on the same subject or matter : in a similar case there is virtually nothing of known date in pari materia with which it can be compared Times Literary Supplement * * * in pari materia see …   Useful english dictionary

  • in pari materia — /in psray matir(i)ya/ Upon the same matter or subject. Statutes in pari materia are those relating to the same person or thing or having a common purpose. Undercofler v. L.C. Robinson & Sons, Inc., Ill Ga.App. 411, 141 S.E.2d 847, 849. This rule… …   Black's law dictionary

  • in pari materia — /in psray matir(i)ya/ Upon the same matter or subject. Statutes in pari materia are those relating to the same person or thing or having a common purpose. Undercofler v. L.C. Robinson & Sons, Inc., Ill Ga.App. 411, 141 S.E.2d 847, 849. This rule… …   Black's law dictionary

  • in pari materia — In relation to the same matter, subject, or object. Winston v State, 186 Ga 573, 198 SE 667, 118 ALR 719. Statutes which relate to the same thing or to the same subject or object are in pari materia, although they were enacted at different times… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • pari materia — /paeray matiriya/ Of the same matter; on the same subject; as, laws part materia must be construed with reference to each other …   Black's law dictionary

  • statute in pari materia — See in pari materia …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • in pari materia — adverb upon the same matter or subject …   Wiktionary

  • materia — Materials; matter; subject matter. See in pari materia …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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