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单词 in forma pauperis
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in forma pauperisadv.

Brit. /ɪn ˌfɔːmə ˈpɔːpərɪs/, U.S. /ɪn ˌfɔrmə ˈpɔpəˌrɪs/, /ɪn ˌfɔrmə ˈpɑpəˌrɪs/
Forms: late Middle English– in forma pauperis, 1600s 1800s in formâ pauperis.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin in forma pauperis.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin in forma pauperis in the form of a poor person (7th cent. in non-technical use) < classical Latin in in prep. + formā , ablative of forma form n. + pauperis , genitive of pauper pauper n.
Originally Law.
†As a poor person, officially exempted from liability to pay the costs of a legal action (see pauper n. b). Frequently with sue, plead, etc. (obsolete). Hence more generally: in a humble or abject manner; in impoverished or reduced circumstances.
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1495 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VII (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1495 §52. m. 30 (heading) An acte to admytt such persons as are poore to sue in forma pauperis.
1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. Ev The poore man that..pleads in forma pauperis.
1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 53 He is compell'd, in forma pauperis To Plead.
1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 78. ⁋10 We have been oppressed so many Years, that we can appear no other way, but in forma pauperis.
1783 Public Advertiser 18 Aug. 1/4 Not a Shilling Pension should be granted while you remained in Power..observing that to permit any, at a Time when the Nation was in Forma Pauperis, was a Robbery of the worst Kind.
1804 Morning Post 16 Aug. Having been on the 1st of last June admitted to appear in forma pauperis.
1860 J. J. S. Wharton Law-lexicon (ed. 2) 369/1 A person admitted to sue in formâ pauperis shall not in any case be entitled to costs from the opposite party, unless by order of the court or a judge.
1918 Harvard Law Rev. 31 486 The right to sue in forma pauperis was doubtless an indulgence arising out of the humanity of the judges.
1998 D. Baldacci Simple Truth x. 67 ‘Any con mail?’ Michael asked, referring to the ever-growing number of petitions from prisoners. Most of them were filed in forma pauperis.
2014 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 26 Dec. a2/2 The motion is called Leave to Appeal in Forma Pauperis, which was filed on Dec. 19.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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