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单词 parens patriae
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parens patriaen.

Brit. /ˌparɛnz ˈpatrɪiː/, U.S. /ˌpɛrɛnz ˈpætriˌi/, /ˌpɛrɛnz ˈpætriˌaɪ/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin parēns patriae.
Etymology: < classical Latin parēns patriae, literally ‘parent of the country’ < parēns parent n. + patriae , genitive of patria patria n. Compare earlier parent of the state (see quot. 1700 at parent n. 1c).Attested earlier as an unassimilated loan:1590 Tarltons Newes out of Purgatorie 12 I spied written ouer his head in great Caracters this stile: Papa, Pater, Parens Patriæ, [etc.].
Law.
The sovereign, or any other authority, regarded as the guardian or legal protector of citizens considered to be unable to protect themselves. Now also: the principle that political authority carries with it the responsibility for such protection.
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1764 T. Cunningham New & Compl. Law-Dict. II. s.v. Ideots and Lunaticks §2 It seems to be agreed at this day, that the King as parens patriæ hath the protection of all his subjects, and that in a more particular manner he is to take care of all those who, by reason of their imbecillity and want of understanding, are incapable of taking care of themselves.
1820 N. Amer. Rev. July 146 The Chancellor's..special authority, as the immediate delegate of the crown, acting as parens patriae.
1883 Wharton's Law-lexicon (ed. 7) 593/2 Parens patriæ, the sovereign, as parens patriæ, has a kind of guardianship over various classes of persons, who, from their legal disability, stand in need of protection, such as infants, idiots, and lunatics.
1908 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 2 565 The legal principle which underlies juvenile court law appears far back in English law in the rights and duties of the state as parens patriae.
1955 Times 25 May 15/2 Was it prepared, as regarded a subject of her Majesty and having regard to the jurisdiction which they exercised on her Majesty's behalf as parens patriae, to send the child away to become a citizen of another country?
1996 Times 20 May 33/3 Regret had been expressed that the ancient prerogative parens patriae jurisdiction was no longer exercisable by the English court because of..the coming into force in England and Wales of the Mental Health Act in 1959.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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