Legal Definition and Related Resources of Parens patriae
Meaning of Parens patriae
(Lat.) Father of his country. In England, the king, in America, the -state, 94 Kan. 115; the people, 3 Bl. Comm. 427; 2 Steph. Comm. 528; 4 Kent, Comm. 508, note; 17 How. (U. S.) 393; Shelf. Ins. 12; 94 Kan. 115, Ann. Cas. 1916E 1024.
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Meaning of Parens Patriae in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Parens Patriae published by the National Association for Court Management: The doctrine under which the court protects the interests of a juvenile.
Concept of “Parens Patriae”
Traditional meaning of parens patriae in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) The father of the country; in England, the King; in America, the State; having guardianship of the poor and incapable; see 3rd Book (“Of Private Wrongs”), Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England 427; 17 How. 393.
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- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Parens Patriae”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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