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Latin.] "In the manner of a pauper." A waiver of court costs so that indigent offenders can have their case heard.
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Permission given by the court to a person to file a case without payment of the required court fees because the person cannot afford to pay them; from the Latin for "in the manner of a pauper."
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When the court says you do not have to pay a filing fee because you can't afford it. (Fee waiver) This means In the way of a pauper in Latin.
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(lat.) as would a pauper. Normally refers to the right granted by the court to allow a party to proceed without the payment of costs due to financial inability
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The term used when a party to an appeal is indigent and has certified to the Court that he or she cannot pay the filing fee.
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a Latin phrase meaning "as a pauper." A party unable to pay the filing fees and other costs involved in an appeal may file a motion in the district court asking to proceed in forma pauperis. If the motion is granted the party may proceed with the appeal without paying any fees or costs.
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In the form of a poor person. A litigant permitted to proceed in this manner will be exempted from liability to pay court costs.
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In the manner of a pauper. The permission given to a poor person to sue without payment of court fees.
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An affidavit made by an indigent person seeking free public assistance
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When, with the court's permission, an indigent person sues without being responsible for the costs incurred.
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In the manner of a pauper. Permission given to a person to sue without payment of court fees on claim of indigence or poverty.
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A Latin term which means you may file your papers in court without paying the filing fee if you cannot afford the fee.
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(in FORM uh PAH per us) In the manner of a pauper. Permission given to an indigent or poverty-stricken individual to sue without payment of court fees.
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"In the way of a pauper"; the official waiver of court costs incurred due to the insolvency of a filer.
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In forma pauperis is a legal term derived from the Latin phrase in the form of a pauper. In the United States, the designation is given by both state and federal courts to someone who is without the funds to pursue the normal costs of a lawsuit or a criminal defense. It is usually granted by a judge without a hearing and it entitles the person to a waiver of normal costs, and sometimes in criminal cases the appointment of counsel.
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