pari passu
[ pah-ree -pahs-soo; English pair-ahy -pas-oo, pair-ee ]
/ ˈpɑ ri ˈpɑs su; English ˈpɛər aɪ ˈpæs u, ˈpɛər i /
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adverb, Latin.
with equal pace or progress; side by side.
without partiality; equably; fairly.
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pari passu
/ Latin (ˌpærɪ ˈpæsuː, ˈpɑːrɪ) /
adverb
usually law with equal speed or progress; equably: often used to refer to the right of creditors to receive assets from the same source without one taking precedence
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