in loco parentis
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