in propria persona
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin in propria persona.
Adverb
- By the person themselves; often used when a defendant is representing themselves in court without an attorney.
- 1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter IX, in Mansfield Park: […], volume III, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 191:
- She became a subscriber—amazed at being anything in propria persona, amazed at her own doings in every way; to be a renter, a chuser of books!
Derived terms
See also
- litigant in person (noun)
- on behalf of
- pro se (adjective)