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IN LOCO PARENTIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does in loco parentis mean?
• IN LOCO PARENTIS (adverb)
The adverb IN LOCO PARENTIS has 1 sense:
1. in place of the parents
Familiarity information: IN LOCO PARENTIS used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In place of the parents
Context example:
we had to punish this child in loco parentis
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