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in loco pa·ren·tis (in lō′kō′ pə ren′tis)

in the place of a parent, or of a parent's authority

Etymology: L

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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