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Pari delicto - How To Discuss

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Emma Valentine

Updated on May 20, 2026

Pari delicto,

Definition of Pari delicto:

  1. Situation where both parties are equally at fault in their failure to perform a contract and, therefore, are denied the right to claim damages from one another. Latin for, of equal fault.

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