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¹in loco parentis

adverb in lo·co pa·ren·tis \in-ˈlō-kō-pə-ˈren-təs\

law : in the place of a parent

Full Definition of IN LOCO PARENTIS

: in the place of a parent <school officials acting in loco parentis>

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Latin

First Known Use: 1818

noun

: regulation or supervision by an administrative body (as at a university) acting in loco parentis

1968

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