in pari delicto
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of in pari delicto
From Latin
Example Sentences
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Similarly, Lifland said that the so-called in pari delicto defense doesn’t apply to insiders who control the company.
From BusinessWeek • Sep. 23, 2011
The Third Circuit appeals court reversed the district court, which had dismissed the lawsuit using the business judgment rule and the in pari delicto defense.
From BusinessWeek • Sep. 23, 2011
The in pari delicto defense didn’t work, Vanaskie said, because the committee had shown enough evidence that the officers’ breaches of fiduciary duty didn’t benefit the company “but instead benefitted their own self-interest.”
From BusinessWeek • Sep. 23, 2011
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