in forma pauperis

American  

[in fawr-muh paw-puh-ris] / ɪn ˈfɔr mə ˈpɔ pə rɪs /

adjective

Law.

1. without liability for court costs and court fees.

   permission to sue in forma pauperis.

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Etymology

Origin of in forma pauperis

1585–95; < Latin: as a pauper

Example Sentences

In 2020, Wooden appealed to the Supreme Court in forma pauperis, meaning he did not have to pay the regular fees because he is indigent.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2022

Nor will he handle all the hundreds of in forma pauperis petitions that many prisoners and indigents address personally to him�now often with the request that they be forwarded to the hospital.

From Time Magazine Archive

He lays open obscurities, and is praised for the speech of truth; and in the court of conscience pleads much in forma pauperis, for small fees.

From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various

Although they may be possessed of ample means litigants often obtain from the court permission to sue a foreigner in forma pauperis.

From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.

Have you taken the wealth which He freely gives to all who sue in forma pauperis?

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes by Maclaren, Alexander