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Meaning of Potior est conditio defendentis
Better is the condition of the defendant than that of the plaintiff. Broom, Leg. Max. (3d London Ed.) 664; 16 Pet. (U. S.) 471.
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Concept of “Potior Est Conditio Defendentis”
Traditional meaning of potior est conditio defendentis in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) The defendant has the better position [where both are in fault]. Potior est conditio possidentis: the possessor has the stronger position.
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- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Potior Est Conditio Defendentis”, 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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